Groundbreakers

Chronicles the life of explorer Hernan Cortes, discussing what he hoped to find while exploring Mexico, why he decided to destroy Tenochtitlan, and how his journey shaped the future of Mexico.

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.

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 conservationist Dian Fossey, who studied and learned to communicate with mountain gorillas in Africa.

A biography of physician Alexander Fleming, who is famous for discovering penicillin.

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

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

A biography of the chemist whose work with radium laid the foundation for much of today's scientific knowledge.

Tells the story of the life and work of nineteenth-century French researcher Louis Pasteur.

Describes the life of John Logie Baird, the Scottish engineer who invented the television in 1925.