It doesn’t matter if you’re not really interested in science or history, if you like good stories, this book is chock-full of them. It just so happens they’re all about science or scientists!

From the story about how Benjamin Franklin took the wind out of the sails of a pompous European scientist-statesman to how some scientists had to resort to smuggling(!) to get equipment into their country, this book is filled with stories that will entertain, and if you’re not careful, educate you!