Surveys the early history of science, discussing the philosophical underpinnings developed by Greek thinkers, continuing through the developments of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, and concluding with the discoveries of the seventeenth century.

Recounts the findings of leading eighteenth-century scientists in the areas of astronomy, geology, chemistry, the life sciences, and the study of electricity

Looks at the highlights of modern science, including quarks, exploration of the solar system, the discovery of DNA, genetic engineering, and discoveries in anthropology

Surveys developments in the scientific community during the first half of the twentieth century, and outlines the lives of individual scientists and their research