Giants of science

A biography of Leonardo da Vinci focusing on his scientific rather than his artistic work.

A brief biography of Polish-French physicist and chemist Marie Curie, who was a pioneer in the field of radioactivity and won a Noble prize in both physics and in chemistry.

Chronicles the life and times of Isaac Newton, the seventeenth century scientist who provided an explanation of gravity, from his childhood through his accomplishments in science.

Details the life and work of Thomas Edison, who developed the electric light bulb and patents for numerous other inventions and innovations.

Surveys the life and accomplishments of American author, printer, scientist, inventor, community leader, and diplomat, Benjamin Franklin.

Recounts the life story of Alexander Fleming, his study of medicine and bacteriology, and his discovery of penicillin.

An illustrated biography of Charles Darwin, discussing his early life and schooling, his employment as a naturalist on an around-the-world voyage aboard the "Beagle," and the development of his ideas about the natural selection and evolution.

An illustrated biography of Louis Pasteur, discussing his career as a scientist, and his discovery of the process of pasteurization.

Examines the life and accomplishments of the speech teacher whose study of sound and the human voice led to his invention of the telephone.

A biography of the scientist and humanitarian who discovered the vaccine for polio, a disease which crippled many people in the early part of the twentieth century.