Big ideas by famous scientists
Science has always shaped how we understand the world, and the minds behind it have changed history. This Collection dives into the groundbreaking theories and bold discoveries of some of the most influential scientists to consider how they changed the world.




Cosmos
Carl Sagan

A Brief History of Time
Stephen Hawking

Bonk
Mary Roach

Existential Physics
Sabine Hossenfelder

The Ascent of Information
Caleb Scharf

The Disordered Cosmos
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

The Gene: An Intimate History
Siddhartha Mukherjee

The God Equation
Michio Kaku

The Grand Design
Stephen Hawking, Leonard Mlodinow

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