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Delving into the scientific mind, astronomy’s happy accidents, lit science experiments at home, the art of NASA: micro reviews of recent books

18 Jun 2025

In the latest of our series of bite-sized reviews, Physics World editors give their verdicts on top new science titles

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Rising star Portrait of CERN theorist Dorota Maria Grabowska, one of many scientists profiled in a new book by Alan Lightman and Martin Rees. (Courtesy: CERN/Julien Ordan)
The Shape of Wonder: How Scientists Think, Work and Live By Alan Lightman and Martin Rees In their

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