The Encyclopaedia of Ignorance

Edited by Ronald Duncan and Miranda Weston-Smith, this collection asks leading scientists to describe what is not yet known in their fields. In more than fifty essays, experts write about open questions in cosmology, physics, chemistry, biology, the brain and the origin of life. Instead of listing facts, the book maps the edges of knowledge. First published in 1977, it shows how much remains to be discovered.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson: “This was a highly influential book on me, The Encyclopedia of Ignorance... I couldn't get enough of this.”