White, Michael

"... In Amsterdam, where his travels begin, poet Michael White, reeling from an ongoing divorce and custody battle, visits the Rijksmuseum and unexpectedly discovers the consoling power of Johannes Vermeer's radiant vision in The Milkmaid and other paintings ..."--Back cover.

Presents a short biography of Isaac Newton written in both English and Spanish, and chronicles his life and his work which included the development of the theory of gravity, differential calculus, his three laws of motion, and more.

Presents a short biography of Galileo Galilei written in both English and Spanish, and chronicles his life and his work which included his discovery of the pendulum and development of the telescope.

Describes the life and scientific contributions of the famed English mathematician who changed our perception of the universe.

Describes the life and work of the scientist who was persecuted by the Inquisition for his views of the universe.

Chronicles the life of author, literary critic, and theologian C.S. Lewis, discussing his childhood, the death of his mother, his experiences during World War I, his literary influences, his strong religious beliefs, and other related topics.

Biography of physicist Stephen Hawking interweaving the events of his life with concise explanations of his theories.

Biography of Charles Darwin and how he was drawn into the research that resulted in the publication of his theory of evolution, an event that inspired a controversy that lives on today.