The Usborne Book of Scientists: From Archimedes to Einstein by Struan Reid and Patricia Fara

Discover the thinkers who transformed our world

Good Condition – visible cover scuffing and edge wear.

The Usborne Book of Scientists introduces the men and women whose research, ideas, and discoveries changed the course of history. Beginning with early thinkers such as Aristotle and Archimedes and moving through major figures including Newton, Darwin, Pasteur, Curie, and Einstein, it explains scientific breakthroughs within the lives and times of the people who made them. Detailed illustrations, photographs, diagrams, and historical sources help make each achievement easy to understand, from the study of the planets to the discovery of penicillin. Written for younger readers, this accessible overview shows how observation, experiment, curiosity, and persistence have expanded human knowledge across the centuries.