Examines the personality as well as the thought process which led this physicist to his discoveries which have helped shape our understanding of the natural world.

Examines the personality as well as the thought process which led this naturalist to his discoveries which have helped shape our understanding of the natural world.

Details the life and work of Thomas Edison, who developed the electric light bulb and over 1000 patents for other inventions and innovations.

A biography of the world-famous Austrian doctor who spent his life analyzing the mind and its illnesses.

Explores the life of Gregor Mendel, an Austrian monk whose experiments with pea plants became a foundation for modern genetics.

Describes the life of Mary Wollstonecraft, the first great English feminist, founder of a school in London, and author of the first great argument for the education of women.

Profiles the life and work of Louis Pasteur and his contributions to the field of medicine.

An illustrated biography of filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock, discussing his youth in England, his early career, his move to Hollywood, his masterpiece films, and his later years, and including writings by Hitchcock, a chronology, and a list of his films.

A brief biography of Nicolaus Copernicus, the doctor, lawyer, and church official who developed the theory that the planets revolved around the sun, and includes information on his early life, and the events that lead to his discovery.