If you are interested in mathematics, logic, linguistics, or astronomy, then you should get to know the life and work of Charles Sanders Peirce. These books, from Dover Publications, are not only a great place to start, but there is more than enough substance here to develop a fine appreciation for Peirce's accomplishments.
For example:
Peirce's work on semiotics ("theory of signs") is key to linguistics.
He worked as an astronomer at Harvard, measuring the shape of the Milky Way.
He realized that Boolean algebra could be reduced to two operations, NAND and NOR. In addition, he recognized that Boolean operations could be performed with switches, anticipating the digital computer.
There are many more.
Patrick Jost
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