All consumed as audiobooks.<p><i>American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America - Colin Woodard</i>;
I learned much about early US history.<p><i>Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman - Jon Krakauer</i><p><i>Find Me - Laura van den Berg</i><p><i>Station Eleven - Emily St. John Mandel</i><p><i>The Dog Stars - Peter Heller</i><p><i>Endurance: Shackleton&#x27;s Incredible Voyage - Alfred Lansing</i>;
I was fortunate enough to read this right before Seveneves, so the references made immediate sense. Endurance looks to be popular on this list&#x2F;this year. How many were inspired by Seveneves?<p><i>Seveneves - Neal Stephenson</i><p><i>The Years of Rice and Salt - Kim Stanley Robinson</i><p><i>Crystal Fire: The Birth of the Information Age - Michael Riordan, Lillian Hoddeson</i>;
I highly recommend this book. Like The Making of the Atomic Bomb, but for the transistor. Lots of background on John Bardeen, William Shockley and Walter Brattain. I was unaware of the great legacy of John Bardeen: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;John_Bardeen" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;John_Bardeen</a><p><i>The Making of the Atomic Bomb - Richard Rhodes</i>;
If you have not read this book, read it, just for the summary of discoveries that lead to the atomic bomb.<p><i>Alas, Babylon - Pat Frank</i><p><i>The Man Who Ate His Boots: The Tragic History of the Search for the Northwest Passage - Anthony Brandt</i><p><i>The Worst Journey in the World - Apsley Cherry-Garrard</i><p><i>The Last Viking: The Life of Roald Amundsen - Stephen R. Bown</i><p>I am looking for other books similar to Crystal Fire and The Making of the Atomic Bomb, that cover the history of scientific and technological discoveries. Any recommendations?