By asking for books that affected science itself you set the bar pretty high. Here are some of my favorite popular science books that I think are all noteworthy enough to have been discussed by scientists.<p>- Godel, Escher, Bach: an eternal braid - Douglas R. Hofstadter<p>- The Emperor&#x27;s New Mind - Roger Penrose<p>- The Embodied Mind - Varela, Thompson &amp; Rosch<p>- Don&#x27;t sleep, there are snakes - Daniel Everett