Immortals of science

A biography of the Italian painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, and scientist. Focuses more on his scientific contributions rather than his more famous artistic contributions.

A biography of the German-born scientist and pacifist whose theory of relativity revolutionized scientific thinking.

Covers observations and theories leading to R?ontgen's work, biographical information about the German physicist, R?ontgen's discovery and further research, and improvements and applications of the X ray after the appearance of R?ontgen's papers.

A biography of Marie and Paul Curie and of the research they did together resulting in the discovery of radium, of Marie's work after Pierre's death. Final chapters describe their daughter Irene and her scientist-husband Frederic Joliot-Curie who carried on the study of radioactivity.