History and Science

The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan is a thought-provoking book that explores the importance of scientific thinking in distinguishing between science and pseudoscience. Written in 1995, the book examines various forms of pseudoscience, including witchcraft, faith healing, demons, and UFOs, and argues that scientific skepticism is essential for protecting our democratic institutions and technical civilization.

Based on a series of lectures given at Cambridge University, Professor Hawking's work introduced "the history of ideas about the universe" as well today's most important scientific theories about time, space, and the cosmos in a clear, easy-to-understand way. "The Theory of Everything" presents the most complex theories, both past and present, of physics; yet it remains clear and accessible. It will enlighten readers and expose them to the rich history of scientific thought and the complexities of the universe in which we live.

My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla is a book compiled and edited by Ben Johnston detailing the work of Nikola Tesla. The content was largely drawn from a series of articles that Nikola Tesla had written for Electrical Experimenter magazine in 1919, when he was 63 years old.

Charles Darwin's Autobiography was first published in 1887, five years after his death. It was a bowdlerized edition: Darwin's family, attempting to protect his posthumous reputation, had deleted all the passages they considered too personal or controversial.