Books like A short history of chemistry

A short history of chemistry by Isaac Asimov reads as informative, accessible. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Electron, Proton and Neutron

Isaac Asimov · 1966

Both explore scientific discovery & history of science

73% genome match

What is science?

James Roy Newman · 1955

Both explore history of science & scientific discovery

71% genome match

Conceptual physics

Paul G. Hewitt · 1971

Same nonfiction feel

60% genome match

The birth of a new physics

I. Bernard Cohen · 1960

Both explore history of science

65% genome match

Astronomy

William K. Hartmann · 1978

Both explore scientific discovery

62% genome match

The map that changed the world

Simon Winchester · 2001

Both explore scientific discovery

62% genome match

The five biggest ideas in science

Charles M. Wynn · 1996

Both explore scientific discovery

65% genome match

In Search of Schrödinger's Cat

John R. Gribbin · 1984

Both explore scientific discovery

60% genome match

The story of psychology

Hunt, Morton M. · 1993

Both explore history of science

61% genome match

One, two, three ... infinity

George Gamow · 1947

Both explore scientific discovery

60% genome match

Shapes in the Sky

Josepha Sherman · 2003

Same nonfiction feel

55% genome match

The Disappearing Spoon

Sam Kean · 2010

Both explore chemistry & elements

83% genome match