Book cover of The Bastard Brigade: The True Story of the Renegade Scientists and Spies Who Sabotaged the Nazi Atomic Bomb by Sam Kean
History

The Bastard Brigade: The True Story of the Renegade Scientists and Spies Who Sabotaged the Nazi Atomic Bomb

From New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean comes the gripping, untold story of a renegade group of scientists and spies determined to keep Adolf Hitler from obtaining the ultimate prize: a nuclear bomb.

Scientists have always kept secrets. But rarely have the secrets been as vital as they were during World War II. In the middle of building an atomic bomb, the leaders of the Manhattan Project were alarmed to learn that Nazi Germany was far outpacing the Allies in nuclear weapons research. […Learn More]

Book cover of Caesar's Last Breath: And Other True Tales of History, Science, and the Sextillions of Molecules in the Air Around Us by Sam Kean
Biological Sciences

Caesar’s Last Breath: And Other True Tales of History, Science, and the Sextillions of Molecules in the Air Around US

The Guardian’s Best Science Book of 2017: the fascinating science and history of the air we breathe.

It’s invisible. It’s ever-present. Without it, you would die in minutes. And it has an epic story to tell. 

In Caesar’s Last Breath, New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean takes us on a journey through the periodic table, around the globe, and across time to tell the story of the air we breathe, which, it turns out, is also the story of earth and our existence on it. With every breath, you literally inhale the history of the world.  […Learn More]