Salter, Colin

"Looks at the genesis and adoption of the world's most recognizable symbols"--.

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.

"A collection of the world's most memorable, provocative, best-selling and groundbreaking Johannes Gutenberg to Barack Obama"--Amazon.

"In images that are as exquisite as any art, this . . . collection unearths some of the most unique photographs of flowers, trees, grasses, and other plants ever created, all made possible by the electron microscope. It not only allows us to appreciate the beauty of seeds, petals, algae, leaves, and fruiting bodies, but also to understand the science behind the picture"--Amazon.