Great Gatsby - the Great American Historical Romance Novel
F. Scott Fitzgerald · 1925
Astrophysicist and science communicator · Cosmos, StarTalk
Books recommended by Neil Degrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York, and one of the world's best-known science communicators. He became famous for making complex topics in astronomy, cosmology, and physics accessible to the general public through books, podcasts, television programs such as the Cosmos reboot, and frequent media appearances.
His reading recommendations reflect this mission: Tyson values works that expand understanding of the universe and the scientific method, but also titles that challenge critical thinking and celebrate intellectual curiosity. With 13 catalogued recommendations, his curation profile is both rigorous and accessible.
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The Prince
Niccolò Machiavelli · 1532
”Learning that people without power will do whatever they can to acquire it, and people with power will do whatever they can to keep it.”
Gulliver's Travels Novel
Jonathan Swift · 1726
”To learn, among other satirical lessons, that most of the time humans are Yahoos.”
Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
Steven Novella · 2018
Also recommended by: Elon Musk
Newton's principia
Isaac Newton · 1687
”The man was connected to the universe in ways I've never seen another human being connect.”
Also recommended by: Sam Altman
how to lie with statistics
Darrell Huff · 1954
”another good book is How to Lie with Statistics . A cute little tiny book that tells you all the things who people want to fool you into thinking something that’s true, that’s not, and how they manipulate statistics in order to accomplish this.”
Also recommended by: Bill Gates
The almagest
Claudius Ptolemy · 150
”the crowning achievement of a geocentric universe. Of course, the whole concept was wrong, but it was interestingly wrong”
The age of reason.
Thomas Paine · 1794
”To learn how the power of rational thought is the primary source of freedom in the world.”