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Re:Ask HN: What biographies/memoirs to read in 2018? by spenrose on Monday January 01, 2018 @02:30PM (#16047578)
Two works lauded by many that lived up to the hype for me by changing my understanding of science and the modern world are

David Wootton's biography of Galileo: http://www.watcheroftheskies.org/

Janet Browne's biography of Darwin: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2002/nov/10/biography.high...

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