Eureka!

What led Alexander Graham Bell to experiment with sound and develop the telephone? Where was Isaac Newton when he started thinking about gravity? Why is temperature measured in both degrees Celsius and degrees Fahrenheit, and where do those names come from? Pique the curiosity of young readers with these insightful biographies of important scientists. The books present the story of each scientist's life and examine his or her major contributions to science. Particular attention is paid to the context in which these discoveries were made and the way in which any scientific discovery builds upon earlier discoveries. Each book has a timeline that shows the sequence in which significant events in the scientist's life occurred. There is also a fact page that focuses on the science that underpins or is illuminated by the scientist's discovery.