Bharat Shetty wrote, [on 5/6/2009 8:28 AM]: > A friend asked me minutes ago - "suggest to me, a nice and interesting > science book to read", and I was clueless on what to suggest, except > some science fiction.
In addition to those already recommended, some slightly more unusual ones: The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature by Steven Pinker: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0143114247 The Secret of Scent: Adventures in Perfume and the Science of Smell by Luca Turin: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0061133841 The Big Bang by Joseph Silk: http://www.amazon.com/dp/080507256X The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography by Simon Singh : http://www.amazon.com/dp/0385495323 Color: A Natural History of the Palette by Victoria Finlay: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0812971426 Udhay -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))
