From Aristotle''s pioneering research into animal biology to Harvey''s theory of the circulation of the blood; from Copernicus''s theory of the heliocentric universe to Carl Sagan''s speculations on extraterrestrial life; and from Einstein''s theory of Relativity to Heisenberg''s uncertainty principle, Eureka! condenses the essential biographies and principal discoveries of the world''s most important scientists
into 300 bite-sized entries.

Spanning the full spectrum of scientific disciplines - including physics, biology, earth science, cosmology, chemistry, archaeology and behavioural science - this book is the perfect introduction to the pioneering work of scientists throughout the ages.