Describes the life and accomplishments of the English scientist, including his work inventing a battery and generator.

Galileo, Einstein, Curie, Darwin, Hawking--we know the names, but how much do we really know about these people? Galileo gained notoriety over his battle with the Vatican, but did you know that this "father of modern science" was also an accomplished lute player? And Darwin of course discovered the principle by which new species are formed, but his bold curiosity extended to the dinner table as well. (And how many people can say they've eaten an owl!)...

A biography of the nineteenth-century English scientist whose religious beliefs guided his exploration of electricity and magnetism.

Examines the life and accomplishments of the nineteenth-century English physicist whose religious beliefs guided his exploration of electricity, magnetism, and light.