Biographies & Memoirs of Scientists

Last updated: January 3, 2012

1. Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot Published: April 16, 2010 Score: 60.38
2. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow Published: April 8, 2008 Score: 51.97
3. Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker by Kevin Mitnick, Steve Wozniak and William L. Simon Published: August 15, 2011 Score: 16.6
4. My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey by Jill Bolte Taylor Published: May 12, 2008 Score: 12.39
5. Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson Published: April 10, 2007 Score: 10.6
6. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading) by Benjamin Franklin and Andrew S. Trees Published: April 14, 2005 Score: 6.18
7. Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson Published: May 4, 2004 Score: 5.26
8. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope (P.S.) by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer Published: July 27, 2010 Score: 5.13
9. Rocket Boys (The Coalwood Series #1) by Homer Hickam Published: January 11, 2000 Score: 4.69
10. 21: Bringing Down the House - Movie Tie-In: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions by Ben Mezrich Published: January 29, 2008 Score: 3.8
11. Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love by Dava Sobel Published: August 30, 2011 Score: 3.76
12. A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar Published: July 12, 2011 Score: 3.65
13. Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel Published: October 30, 2007 Score: 3.43
14. iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It by Steve Wozniak and Gina Smith Published: October 17, 2007 Score: 3.09
15. Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character) by Richard P. Feynman, Ralph Leighton, Edward Hutchings and Albert R. Hibbs Published: April 17, 1997 Score: 2.99
16. Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl by Stacey O'Brien and Renee Raudman Published: December 8, 2008 Score: 2.21
17. The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson Published: October 19, 2006 Score: 2.01
18. Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control From Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond by Gene Kranz Published: June 23, 2009 Score: 1.34
19. Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla: Biography of a Genius by Marc J. Seifer and Simon Prebble Published: November 7, 2011 Score: 1.23
20. The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage by Clifford Stoll Published: September 13, 2005 Score: 1.13
21. The Invention of Air by Steven Johnson and Mark Deakins Published: January 7, 2009 Score: 1.01
22. My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell Published: June 29, 2004 Score: 0.97
23. American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin Published: April 5, 2005 Score: 0.95
24. Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and Fallout by Lauren Redniss Published: December 21, 2010 Score: 0.88
25. The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe Published: October 17, 2005 Score: 0.85

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