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  • good read - decoded by craig venter

    Posted by Michael Serbinis, 4 years ago

    I read this on my holiday. Good read about how venter beat the government(s) at their own game - with less people, time and money.

    • 1 person found this helpful

    How To Cut A Cake

    Posted by Nancy Vanstone, 5 years ago

    This book has in-depth mathematical conundrums. Ian Stewart is
    a brilliant author and mathematician from England(co-writes for Prospect Magazine).The shoelace problem and How to Cut a Cake are 2 of my favourites.

    • 10 of the best conundrums ever by Ian Stewart from England.Shoelace problem and How To Cut a Cake are 2 of the best features.

  • Bringing Down the House

    Posted by Sumit Oberai, 5 years ago

    While not a nerdy book in the true definition, it's hard not to love the story of 6 MIT math nerds who make millions at the Vegas casinos.

    • 2 people found this helpful

    My Favourite Neal Stephenson

    Posted by Michael Serbinis, 5 years ago

    It's no cryptonomicon, but one of my favourite stephenson reads....a truly seminal scifi ead

  • One of my favourite Feynman books

    Posted by Michael Serbinis, 5 years ago

    A great read - Feynman is highly entertaining.

    Richard Feynman, physicist, safe cracker, Tuvan throat whistler and talented researcher, mentor and teacher of physics.

    Feynman is not as well known as Albert Einstein to the average human - nor is he as well known to the average undergrad. Feynman's work doesn't start to become a part of the curriculum until most senior year quantum mechanics classes, and even then its only basic coverage. QED is mostly reserved for grad classes, although Feynamn diagrams are often covered in undergrad. His worked earned him a Nobel prize which he summarily rejected.

    Americans / space program fanatics may remember Feynman from the Challenger inquiry and his famous O-ring demonstration with a styrofoam cup and ice.

    His lectures were immensely popular and thankfully, many were recorded and transcribed. He was a very animated lecturer I recommend reading / watching / listening to them. I've added one of the series in this post.

    Feynman has several books and I can say that I haven't read one that I didn't enjoy.

  • GEB

    Posted by Jordan Christensen, 5 years ago

    The ultimate book for nerds. Nothing like chapter after chapter of reviewing and challenging the fundamental facts of the universe to get your brain working.

  • iWoz

    Posted by Sumit Oberai, 5 years ago

    iWoz has to be the ultimate book for nerds given Steve Woz's prototypical nerd personality and passion for engineering/invention!

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