Pretty much every field of human knowledge has its own Holy Grail.
In the fundamental physical sciences, that Holy Grail is probably the Nobel Prize.

This book will tell you about the monumental scientific discoveries that brought us to a deeper understanding of how our world operates, and will also help you recognize the great men and women who made it all happen.

It is dedicated to providing knowledge about the greatest scientists of all time.

In this volume, I have tried to concentrate on physics and chemistry, given that those have helped us make unprecedented strides in our mastery of the world in which we live.

Read on to learn about how the world works, and to appreciate just how skilled the greatest scientists of all time really are!