On giants' shoulders
Subtitle: great scientists and their discoveries : from Archimedes to DNA
By: Melvyn Bragg, with Ruth Gardiner.
Contributors: Gardiner, Ruth.
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 365
Subjects: Scientists -- Biography.; Science -- History.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "On Giants' Shoulders elucidates the milestones in the history of science, focusing on twelve individuals and their extraordinary breakthroughs. From a layman's perspective, acclaimed journalist and author Melvyn Bragg discusses the life, work, and legacy of these remarkable people with leading scientists and historians in each field, including Stephen Jay Gould, Richard Dawkins, Roger Penrose, Martin Rees, Oliver Sacks, John Gribbin, and Paul Davies."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.