Scientists and their Discoveries looks at the lives and achievements
of many of the scientists who have transformed the world with
discoveries ranging from tiny subatomic particles to the massive and
powerful mechanisms that drive the Earth and the stars--Marie Curie,
Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, Harry Hess, and many more. It examines
their ideas and how they affected society, highlighting their work which
was a mixture of experiment, collaboration and brilliant individual
insight that has characterized scientific advance down the ages.