Francis Crick: The Amazing Hypothesis
Feynman QED ( Quantum Electro Dynamics)
Feynman: Six Easy Pieces (Bill Myers, whose PHD thesis predicted the "islands of Stability for elements 114 through 120, laughed when he saw me carrying the book: "It ain't that easy even though it has minimal math).
This lead to
Feynman: The Pleasure of Finding Things Out.
A great book, consisting of a collection of speeches and other short pieces he had written over the years. I find his attitude sort of matches mine although obviously his intellect is far greater. His essay on The Value of Science, and Cargo Cult Science is highly recommended.
Johnjoe McFadden: Quantum Evolution.
Fascinating assimilation of Quantum Mechanics with Biology.
Stu
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