100 science discoveries that changed the world

This is a compendium of the world's greatest scientists and the stories behind their dramatic breakthroughs. From the early Greek mathematicians Euclid and Archimedes through to present-day Nobel Prize winners, this collection charts the great breakthroughs in scientific understanding. Each entry describes the story of the research, the significance of the science, and its impact on the scientific world, along with a r?sum? of each scientist's career.