On Giants' Shoulders - Melvyn Bragg - 9780340712603

[html]The fascinating story of science unfolds in this account of the lives and extraordinary discoveries of twelve of its greatest figures – Archimedes, Galileo, Newton, Lavoisier, Faraday, Darwin, Poincaré, Freud, Einstein, Marie Curie and Crick and Watson. Exploring their impact and legacy with leading scientists of today including Stephen Jay Gould, Oliver Sacks, Lewis Wolpert, Susan Greenfield, Roger Penrose and Richard Dawkins, Melvyn Bragg illuminates the core issues of science past and present, and conveys the excitement and importance of the scientific quest."Enchanting ... if anything will unlock the Aladdin's cave of science to a general readership it is Melvyn Bragg's approach" - Lisa Jardine, The Times "A fascinating exploration for the lay reader into the legacy of 12 of the greatest figures in science form Archimedes to Galileo and Newton to Einstein, Crick and Watson with the help of leading contemporary scientists." - Publishing News Melvyn Bragg is a writer and broadcaster whose first novel, For Want of a Nail, was published in 1965. His novels since include The Maid of Buttermere, The Soldier’s Return, Credo and Now is the Time, which won the Parliamentary Book Award for fiction in 2016. His books have also been awarded the Time/Life Silver Pen Award, the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and the WHSmith Literary Award, and have been longlisted three times for the Booker Prize (including the Lost Man Booker Prize). He has also written several works of non-fiction, including The Adventure of English and The Book of Books about the King James Bible. He lives in London and Cumbria.[/html]