In the book Coming of Age in the Milky Way, Timothy Ferris takes the reader on a trip through history as he details humanity’s gradual revelation of the universe. The book explains in simple terms the discoveries and people who have contributed most to the human endeavor to comprehend the cosmos.
Ever wonder how humans discovered that stars are actually many light years away? Parallax: The Race to Measure the Cosmos provides a historical account of the scientists who devoted their lives to discovering the true distances to the stars. I really enjoyed reading this book!
James Gleick gives a good biography of Isaac Newton in his book, Isaac Newton.
When I first became interested in Chaos Theory I decided to read James Gleick’s Chaos: Making a New Science. The book provides an adequate introduction into the science of chaos without too many technical details. 
I picked up the book The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood, by James Gleick, knowing nothing about Information Theory. After reading this wonderful account on the history of the subject and its historical figures, I highly recommend this to anyone wishing to become acquainted with this field of thought.
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