5 Must Read Science and TechnologyBooks for CAT

The most interesting aspect about CAT Verbal Ability section is the sheer diversity of content that makes an
appearance in this section. Almost any topic you can think about can make an appearance in some question type
or the other. Considering the diversity, it makes a lot of sense to read as diversely as possible. One such area that
you can explore is science and technology. In fact, the high number of engineering students who prepare for CAT
might find this section really appealing and this can be a good starting for some of you to begin your reading.
Keeping the above mind, we are going to list five science and technology books that are going to provide
immense learning value and provide additional knowledge as well.
1.

I, Robot by Isaac Asimov: First published by Gnome Press in 1950 in an edition of 5,000 copies. The
stories originally appeared in the American magazines Super Science Stories and Astounding Science
Fiction between 1940 and 1950. The stories are woven together as Dr. Susan Calvin tells them to a
reporter (the narrator) in the 21st century. Though the stories can be read separately, they share a theme
of the interaction of humans, robots, and morality, and when combined they tell a larger story of Asimov's
fictional history of robotics.

2.

"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" by Richard Feynman: This is an edited collection of
reminiscences by the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman. The book, released in 1985, covers a
variety of instances in Feynman's life. Some are lighthearted in tone, such as his fascination with safecracking, studying various languages, participating with groups of people who share different interests
(such as biology or philosophy), and ventures into art and samba music.

3.

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson: This is an environmental science book that documents the
detrimental effects on the environmentparticularly on birdsof the indiscriminate use of pesticides.
Carson accused the chemical industry of spreading disinformation and public officials of accepting
industry claims unquestioningly.

4.

Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space by Carl Sagan: This book is the sequel
to Cosmos and was inspired by the famous Pale Blue Dot photograph, for which Sagan provides a
poignant description. In this book, Sagan mixes philosophy about the human place in the universe with a
description of the current knowledge about the Solar System. He also details a human vision for the
future.

5.

Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration Into the World of Phasers, Force Fields,
Teleportation, and Time Travel is a book by theoretical physicist MichioKaku. Kaku uses discussion of
speculative technologies to introduce topics of fundamental physics to the reader.

Additional Texts: A few more science and technologybooks that you can go through are:
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
The Selfish GeneThe by Richard Dawkins
The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate by Brian Greene
The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution by Richard Dawkins
The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking
The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the
Periodic Table of the Elements by Sam Kean
The Fabric of the Cosmos (Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality) by Brian Greene
Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Bad Science by Ben Goldacre

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

A Briefer History of Time by Stephen Hawking

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