The Art of Doing Science and Engineering

Collison's official bookshelf says the page is a physical-books catalog, not an overall list, but explains that books shown in green are titles he thought were particularly great.

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Patrick Collison · mid 2026 note on page; original list kept for posterity · accessed 2026-06-21

Personal website · Personal bookshelf rating

The page says Collison flagged a few books he thought were particularly great in green. This row imports only green-marked titles and does not treat the full bookshelf as a recommendation list.

Victor’s own list explicitly frames these as highly recommended selections. The current page has additions beyond its 2007 route label, so neither that label nor a neighboring book year establishes this item’s recommendation date.

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Bret Victor · undated · accessed 2026-10-02

Article · Original written source

Victor’s own list explicitly frames these as highly recommended selections. The current page has additions beyond its 2007 route label, so neither that label nor a neighboring book year establishes this item’s recommendation date.

Victor authored the 2018 Stripe Press foreword. Its positive discussion is retained as a contextual mention with contribution disclosed, not promoted to an independent reader-facing recommendation.

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Bret Victor · 2018 · accessed 2026-10-02

Article · Original written source

Victor authored the 2018 Stripe Press foreword. Its positive discussion is retained as a contextual mention with contribution disclosed, not promoted to an independent reader-facing recommendation.