Dead Famous: Scientists And Their Mind-Blowing Experiments

Illustrated by Clive Goddard.

You've probably heard of a few scientists: Galileo Galilei and his telescope, Isaac Newton and his apple, Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution. But have you heard that Galileo was sentenced to life in prison for his shocking ideas about the solar system, that Newton wasn't all that keen on science, and that Darwin wrote a book about his pet worms?

Even though they're dead, scientists are still full of surprises-now get the inside story about all their mind-blowing experiments!