A Book of Scientific Curiosities: Facts and Feats
by Cyril Aydon
Category: Curiosities and wonders

Cyril Aydon has undertaken a 2000-year journey into mankind's speculation and discovery and proves that sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. Here is his selection of nearly two hundred famous scientists, and their astonishing discoveries - from how the Babylonians taught us to measure time and the first use of the word dinosaur to Galileo's revelations about the cosmos and Maimen's development of the first laser - retold in entertaining and illuminating anecdotes. A BOOK OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES pulls together the elements of mystery and intrigue with accessible and fascinating accounts that bring science to life.