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For an overview of Big Book of Science, see Big Book of Science. |
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The Big Book of Science is a skill book that can permanently increase Science in Fallout and Fallout 2.
Characteristics[]
The amount of skill points gained from reading a skill book is equal to . Therefore, a skill can not be raised above 91% with skill books.
Reading books takes time and its duration is based on intelligence. Specifically, it takes hours to read a book. Therefore, it takes 1 hour to read a book at INT 10 and 10 hours to read a book at INT 1. If a book is used inside the inventory screen, rather than used in weapon slots, time will not pass until the inventory screen is exited.
Using a book removes it from inventory.
Locations[]
Fallout[]
| Closest map marker | Location description |
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| The Hub | Merchant: Mitch in Downtown |
| The Hub | Merchant: Mrs. Stapleton in Downtown |
| The Glow | Level 1, in locker |
| The Glow | Level 4, in locker |
| Lost Hills | Level 1, in a storage crate |
| The Cathedral | Tower, level 3, on bookshelf |
| Los Angeles Vault | Entrance to the lair, on the floor |
| Los Angeles Vault | Level 2, on a mad scientist |
Fallout 2[]
| World location | Closest map marker | Location description | Image |
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| Vault City | Information office | Chief Librarian Kohl
(given if the player professes a love of books) |
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| Amenities office | Merchant: Randal
(75% chance to restock 1-2 books after 14 days)[1] |
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| Vault 8 | Locker in the southeastern room of Level Two | 
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| Gecko | Manager's office | Bookshelves in the bedroom | 
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| Gecko's nuclear power plant | Shelves in the supply cabinet | 
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| Broken Hills | Liz's general store | Merchant: Liz
(10% chance to restock 1 book after 7-14 days)[2] |
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| Stables | Stables underground | Bookshelves in Myron's workroom | 
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| Sierra Army Depot | Level 3, robotics | Desk in the Commanding Officer's quarters
(Quantity: 2 books) |
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| Level 4, bio storage and research | Skeleton in the westmost medical subject holding cell | 
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| New California Republic | NCR Bazaar | Bookshelf in the Guard captain's guard post | 
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| New California Republic power plant | Quest reward from Dorothy if the Chosen One successfully talked officer Jack out of blowing up the power plant | 
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| San Francisco | Flying Dragon 8 | Merchant: Lao Chou
(40% chance to restock 1-2 books after 2-4 days)[3] |
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| Jenna's general store | Merchant: Jenna
(40% chance to restock 1-2 books after 2-4 days)[4] |
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| Navarro | Navarro underground | Bookshelves in Navarro base commander's office | 
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| Navarro Main Base | Workbench next to Quincy in the maintenance building | 
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| Enclave Oil Rig | Barracks | Crates in a storage room with kitchen supplies | 
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| Reactor level | Enclave scientist in the mainframe room | 
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Notes[]
Chemistry journals look identical to Big Books of Science, and are almost completely useless, except for a quest in Fallout. In Fallout 2, however, they are completely useless.
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