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Great Discoveries Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Great Discoveries books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Great Discoveries series? Start with "Einstein's Cosmos (By: Michio Kaku)" (2004) and follow publication order through all 12 books.
The complete Great Discoveries reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Einstein's Cosmos (By: Michio Kaku)
2004
The Doctors' Plague (By: Sherwin B. Nuland)
2004
Lavoisier in the Year One
2005
Incompleteness (By: Rebecca Goldstein)
2005
The Man Who Knew Too Much (By: David Leavitt)
2006
The Reluctant Mr. Darwin (By: David Quammen)
2006
Miss Leavitt's Stars (By: George Johnson)
2006
A Force of Nature (By: Richard Reeves)
2007
The Georgian Star (By: Michael D. Lemonick)
2008
The Earth Moves (By: Dan Hofstadter)
2009
Quantum Man (By: Lawrence M. Krauss)
2011
Obsessive Genius (By: Barbara Goldsmith)
2011
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