The scientists : a history of science told through the lives of its greatest inventors - Gribbin, John E. 1946 (New York : Random House, 2003)
Acknowledgments. -- Introduction. -- Book One: Out of the dark ages. 1. Renaissance men. 2. The Last mystics. 3. The First scientists. -- Book Two: The Founding fathers. 4. Science finds its feet. 5. Newtonian revolution. 6. Expanding horizons. -- Book Three. The Enlightenment. 7. Enlightened science I : chemistry catches up. 8. Enlightened science II : progress on all fronts. -- Book Four: The Big picture. 9. The Darwinian revolution. 10. Atoms and molecules. 11. Let there be light. 12. Last hurrah! of classical science. -- Book Five: Modern times. 13. Inner space. 14. Realm of life. 15. Outer space. -- Coda : Pleasure of finding things out
Keywords: CIENTIFICOS -- BIOGRAFIAS; CIENCIA -- HISTORIA