The most popular scientists books of 2020

Books about scientists follow people driven to understand. Novels and biographies show the long hours, the rivalries, the breakthroughs and what the work costs in ordinary happiness. They make heroes of curious, stubborn people, and they are as much about character as about science. This list shows the ones first published in 2020.

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Typhoid Mary
Cover of Typhoid Mary

Typhoid Mary

Charles River Editors

Published 2020

42 pages

Therapy
Cover of Therapy

Therapy

Sam Milner

Published 2020

208 pages

The Radian Woman
Cover of The Radian Woman

The Radian Woman

Robert Gibbings, Eleanor Doorly

Published 2020

169 pages

Ice Cream = Sex
Cover of Ice Cream = Sex

Ice Cream = Sex

Andrew Brett Noske

Published 2020

114 pages

Churchill writers' group anthology 2020
Cover of Churchill writers' group anthology 2020

Churchill writers' group anthology 2020

Peter Clarke, Simon Clarke, Mary Beveridge, Pete Chown, Churchill College Writers' Group, Liz Callery, Sarah Callery, Marie Forte

Published 2020

179 pages