Books like How things work

How things work by Louis Bloomfield reads as informative, engaging. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Way Things Work

David Macaulay · 1988

Both explore engineering

83% genome match

An introduction to quantum physics

A. P. French · 1978

Both explore scientific principles

67% genome match

My inventions

Nikola Tesla · 1977

Both explore engineering

67% genome match

Basic physics

Karl F. Kuhn · 1979

Both explore scientific principles

62% genome match

University physics

Hugh D. Young · 2009

Both explore scientific principles

61% genome match

Relativity Visualized

Lewis C. Epstein · 1984

Same nonfiction feel

61% genome match

University physics

Francis Weston Sears · 1949

Both explore scientific principles

58% genome match

Physics

Douglas C. Giancoli · 1980

Both explore scientific principles

56% genome match

One, two, three ... infinity

George Gamow · 1947

Same nonfiction feel

58% genome match

Disturbing the universe

Freeman J. Dyson · 1979

Both explore technology

60% genome match

College physics

Randall Dewey Knight · 2006

Same nonfiction feel

56% genome match

Physics for scientists and engineers

Paul A. Tipler · 1990

Same nonfiction feel

54% genome match