12 JUL 2012 by ideonexus
Neil deGrasse Tyson's Reading List
1.) The Bible (eBook) - “to learn that it’s easier to be told by others what to think and believe than it is to think for yourself.” 2.) The System of the World by Isaac Newton (eBook) – “to learn that the universe is a knowable place.” 3.) On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin (eBook – Audio Book) - “to learn of our kinship with all other life on Earth.” 4.) Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift (eBook – Audio Book) – “to learn, among other satiric...Eight books everyone should read to understand the forces at work in the world.