Joel N. Shurkin

7 books

Broken Genius: The Rise and Fall of William Shockley, Creator of the Electronic Age by Joel N. Shurkin

Broken Genius: The Rise and Fall of William Shockley, Creator of the Electronic Age

Joel N. Shurkin

378 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction biography history science informative medium-paced
Engines of the Mind: The Evolution of the Computer from Mainframes to Microprocessors by Joel N. Shurkin

Engines of the Mind: The Evolution of the Computer from Mainframes to Microprocessors

Joel N. Shurkin

363 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

nonfiction history science informative medium-paced
True Genius: The Life and Work of Richard Garwin, the Most Influential Scientist You've Never Heard of by Joel N. Shurkin

True Genius: The Life and Work of Richard Garwin, the Most Influential Scientist You've Never Heard of

Joel N. Shurkin

340 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction biography history science informative inspiring slow-paced
Am I Crazy, Or is it My Shrink? by Bruce Michael Bongar, Joel N. Shurkin, Larry E. Beutler
Am I Crazy, Or is it My Shrink?
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Bruce Michael Bongar, Joel N. Shurkin, Larry E. Beutler

Am I Crazy, Or is it My Shrink?

Bruce Michael Bongar, Joel N. Shurkin, Larry E. Beutler

224 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

Helix by Desmond Ryan, Joel N. Shurkin
Helix
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Desmond Ryan, Joel N. Shurkin

Helix

Desmond Ryan, Joel N. Shurkin

240 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

fiction informative mysterious tense medium-paced
The Invisible Fire: The Story of Mankind's Triumph Over the Ancient Scourge of Smallpox by Joel N. Shurkin
The Invisible Fire: The Story of Mankind's Triumph Over the Ancient Scourge of Smallpox
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Joel N. Shurkin

The Invisible Fire: The Story of Mankind's Triumph Over the Ancient Scourge of Smallpox

Joel N. Shurkin

447 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

Terman's Kids: The Groundbreaking Study Of How The Gifted Grow Up by Joel N. Shurkin

Terman's Kids: The Groundbreaking Study Of How The Gifted Grow Up

Joel N. Shurkin

317 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

nonfiction psychology informative reflective medium-paced