Books like The art of doing science and engineering

The art of doing science and engineering by Richard Hamming reads as insightful, reflective. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Mathematics and plausible reasoning

George Pólya · 1954

Both explore problem-solving & scientific method

66% genome match

Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (SICP)

Harold Abelson · 1985

Both explore problem-solving

59% genome match

Concrete mathematics

Ronald L. Graham · 1988

Both explore problem-solving

59% genome match

My inventions

Nikola Tesla · 1977

Both explore innovation

60% genome match

The Way Things Work

David Macaulay · 1988

Both explore innovation

55% genome match

College physics

Randall Dewey Knight · 2006

Both explore problem-solving

55% genome match

Physics for scientists and engineers

Paul A. Tipler · 1990

Both explore problem-solving

53% genome match

Physics

Douglas C. Giancoli · 1980

Both explore problem-solving

53% genome match

Fundamentals of data structures in C

Ellis Horowitz · 1993

Same nonfiction feel

54% genome match

Discrete mathematics

Norman Biggs · 1985

Same tech feel

52% genome match

An introduction to quantum physics

A. P. French · 1978

Same nonfiction feel

54% genome match

Code

Charles Petzold · 1999

Same nonfiction feel

52% genome match