25 Brilliant Gifts For Intellectuals That Will Feed Their Insatiable Hunger For Knowledge

A Brief History of Time isn't brief at all, it's quite a long read. This edition is more exciting because it's filled with pictures. Drink in Stephen Hawking's iconic work about macrocosmic worlds and parts unknown and enjoy an illustrated trip through the universe.

If you think of quantum physics like a map, it gets a lot more interesting and a lot easier to understand. It'll be hard to look away from this poster, which features the elements of one of physics' most conceptually confusing subsets in a colorful and easy-to-understand way.

Math class will be your kid's new favorite after playing Prime Club. The game was made for fans of math and will teach help them learn and master concepts like multiplication, division, factorization, and prime numbers. There are an almost infinite number of outcomes so a kid and their pals can play over and over.

Keep your mind sharp with the Master Theorem Book Of Puzzles, Intrigue, and Wit. This one-of-a-kind book is filled with unique beautifully illustrated, “escape-room-like puzzles that’ll have you decrypting messages and tackling creative brain-teasers.”

Time might be relative but it's undeniable that it keeps marching on. Intellectuals can measure it and plan for it with this reusable planner. The planner has a special pen that beams notes and to-dos to the cloud so they can keep track of them on- and offline and save the Earth by not wasting paper.

Put your intellect to the ultimate test by diving into Riddles for Smart People. This fascinating book comes filled with over one hundred challenging puzzles designed to help you think critically to improve problem solving skills and vocabulary in the process.

The Scale of Things is the incredibly intriguing read that will change how you view the world around you. It brings together facts and figures in a scientific yet visually captivating way – embracing popular topics covering everything from science to geography to politics.

Published posthumously, “Brief Answers To Big Questions” is Stephen Hawking’s parting gift to humanity. This fascinating read tackles a series of incredibly interesting subjects such as the future of humanity, space colonization, and whether God exists.

Intellectuals are always scribbling down notes and ideas on pieces of paper. Give them a way to do it that's a little more eco-friendly with the Rocketbook, a notebook that transmits their notes to the cloud with a quick scan so they exist forever in digital form while the pages are erased and used over and over again.

If you've read the Da Vinci Code, as most intellectuals have, you know that there's rumored to be a scroll hidden inside this Cryptex. Find out if it's true by manipulating the dials until you hear a click and the code breaker opens to revel its secrets.

Get the answers to mind-bending questions about our universe by reading “Astrophysics For People In A Hurry”. Famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson guides you though provoking topics like the nature of space and time, and how we fit into the universe.

If an intellectual really wants to have a good time, they'll calculate the size of this round pi puzzle using the very number that wraps around its edges and center. Pi r squared equals area and this 1000-piece pi puzzle equals lots of fun on a Saturday afternoon.

The Book of Unusual Knowledge will be a welcome addition to the collection of any intellectually curious bookworm. This 704-page page-turner comes packed with a plethora of information on a range of subjects ranging from technology and politics to sports and art.

Leave it to an intellectual to explain precisely how this Hoverpen works, they won't leave it at just "magic." There are magnets embedded in that holster that keep the pen aloft, and the gravity-defying pen is a must for any brainiac's desk.

Kanoodle Extreme is the most fun an intellectual will ever have prodding their noodle to come up with colorful solutions to a problem. The stacking game is portable, so it's perfect for traveling and includes over 303 puzzles to solve.

Carl Sagan has been gone for years but his legacy will never be forgotten. With this book you can leaf through his take on the story of how the Cosmos evolved. From the Library of Alexandria and origins of matter to spacecraft missions, you'll read this book over and over again.

Take your cube puzzle-solving skills to the next level with a Bluetooth-connected game that puts you in the hot seat against millions of players worldwide. Learn how to solve it faster, or test your skills and see if you're the one person who can solve it in the least amount of time.

Intellectuals will excel at the Logic, Vision, and Language challenges in this Brain Games card game but they might struggle with Mind and Body. Grab some brain pals and make game night a little smarter as you race your way around the board.