Edited by John Brockman, "Curious Minds: How a Child Becomes a Scientist" is a fascinating collection of essays from twenty-seven of the world's most interesting scientists about the moments and events in their childhoods that set them on the paths that would define their lives. What makes a child decide to become a scientist? Illuminating memoir meets superb science writing in essays that invite us to consider what it is -- and isn't -- that sets the scientific mind apart and into action. Curious Minds | 
