Richard P. Feynman
Really this is a set of collected speeches that Feynman gave over the course of his life. Some of it is quite technical (e.g. his talk about nano-technology), but still amazing in that much of his thinking in the 1960's is showing up today. What I enjoyed most about this were his ruminations on science and education. That is, what is science and why is it different from religion, or any other field of study for that matter. How do you teach science? What really is important to teach if you want to bring someone into the world of science, and not just dump a bunch of facts on to them? Worth it for all science educators (and religion teachers, I would say) to read at least those sections.
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