Books in Great Minds of Science series

Profiles the life of the eighteenth-century Swedish naturalist whose scientific naming of plants and animals provided an international language of nature.

Discusses the life and career of the sixteenth-century Polish astronomer who was the first man to assert, in print, the theory that the Earth moves around the sun.

Presents the life and work of the famous sixteenth-century Danish astronomer.

Adamant in his beliefs that varied from the Roman Catholic Church and speaking publicly on behalf of his discoveries, Galileo suffered the wrath of those in power and ended up spending the rest of his life under house arrest for his actions which, in the end, turned out to be right.

Provides readers with a comprehensive look at this incredible scientist, astronomer, and mathematician through a review of his many amazing accomplishments, including the creation of calculus, theories on motion and gravity, and the study of light refraction.

Traces the life and work of the man whose study of galaxies led to a new understanding of the universe.

A biography of the seventeenth-century English scientist who formulated the theory of gravity.

Shares the life story of the creator of the theory of evolution, including his childhood, his career as a naturalist, and the controversy surrounding his most famous book "On the Origin of Species."

A biography of the cloth merchant-turned-scientist who made many discoveries examining microsopic life

Chronicles the life and career of the genius physicist, from his youth in Germany to his groundbreaking work on relativity, gravity, space, and time.

A biography of the cloth merchant-turned-scientist who made many discoveries examining microsopic life.

Recounts the life and accomplishments of the seventeenth-century English doctor who first discovered that blood circulates throughout the body, pumped by the heart