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My Einstein: Essays by the World's Leading Thinkers on the Man, His Work, and His Legacy
by John Brockman
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Annus Mirabilis: 1905, Albert Einstein, and the Theory of Relativity
by John Gribbin
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On the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics and Astronomy
by Stephen W Hawking
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Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science (Great Discoveries)
by Lawrence M Krauss
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Einstein: The Life and Times
by Ronald W. Clark
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The Meaning of It All: Thoughts of a Citizen-Scientist
by Richard P Feynman
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The Winds of Change: Climate, Weather, and the Destruction of Civilizations
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Einstein: His Life and Universe
by Walter Isaacson
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Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science (Great Discoveries)
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How to Teach Physics to Your Dog
by Chad Orzel
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Algebraic Methods in Statistical Mechanics and Quantum Field Theory
by Gerard G Emch
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Dancing Wu Li Masters: An Overview of the New Physics
by Gary Zukav
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The Cartoon Guide to Physics
by Larry Gonick
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