Background Reading

Books for younger students

Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze?: And 114 Other Questions (New Scientist) 5 Oct 2006 by New Scientist and Mick O'Hare

Do Polar Bears Get Lonely?: And 101 Other Intriguing Science Questions9 Oct 2008 by New Scientist and Mick O'Hare

How to Fossilise Your Hamster: And Other Amazing Experiments For The Armchair Scientist4 Oct 2007 by Mick O'Hare

Why Are Orangutans Orange?: Science Questions in Pictures--With Fascinating Answers 21 Jun 2017 by Mick O`hare

Mr Shaha's Recipes for Wonder: adventures in science round the kitchen table 8 Mar 2018 by Alom Shaha

My child / young family member / student is interested in physics, which books should they read?This will of course depend on their age, reading level, prior interest and experience. But as a rough guide…

Books for older students

Big Bang: The Most Important Scientific Discovery of All Time and Why You Need to Know About It 4 Jul 2005 by Simon Singh

Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life 1 Jun 2017 by Helen Czerski

Seven Brief Lessons on Physics Paperback – 30 Jun 2016 by Carlo Rovelli

Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher 22 Mar 2011 by Matthew Sands and Richard Feynman

Wonderful Life: Burgess Shale and the Nature of History 3 Aug 2000 by Stephen Jay Gould

The Invention of Nature: The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt, the Lost Hero of Science: Costa & Royal Society Prize Winner24 Mar 2016 by Andrea Wulf

The Periodic Table (Penguin Modern Classics) 7 Sep 2000 by Primo Levi and Raymond Rosenthal

7 ASTROPHYSICS BOOKS FOR ORDINARY PEOPLE