Traces the life and work of the famous physicist, from his childhood in Germany and education in Switzerland through the development of his theories of relativity to his campaign for peace after World War II.

A biography of the prolific inventor best known for his work with the deaf and his invention of the telephone.

A biography of the English naturalist who, after collecting plants and animals from around the world, came up with the theory of evolution by natural selection.

A biography of the English explorer and sea captain who explored three North American waterways later named for him--the Hudson River, Hudson Bay, and Hudson Strait.

A biography of the eighteenth-century Scottish inventor and engineer whose improved designs of the steam engine made its wide use possible.

A biography of the nineteenth-century English scientist who explored electricity and magnetism.

A biography of the inventor who changed the world in which he lived with such revolutionary inventions as the phonograph, electric lighting, and motion pictures.