Brief biographies of Archimedes, Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo, the Montgolfier brothers, Robert Fulton, Samuel Morse, Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas A. Edison, the Wright brothers, Marconi, John Logie Baird, Robert Watt, and Frank Whittle.
Provides a brief history of the country and describes city and town life, industry, holidays, notable Icelanders, religion, and Iceland's role in the modern world.