Introduction: A sudden flash of light
A breath of immoral air: Joseph Priestley and the discovery of oxygen
Epiphany at Clapham Road: Friedrich Kekule and the discovery of the structure of carbon compounds
A visionary from Siberia: Dmitry Mendeleyev and the invention of the periodic table
The birth of amazing discoveries: Isaac Newton and the theory of gravity
The forgotten inventor: Philo Farnsworth and the development of television
A faint shadow of its former self: Alexander Fleming and the discovery of penicillin
A flash of light in Franklin Park: Charles Townes and the invention of the laser
The pioneer of Pangaea: Alfred Wegener and the theory of continental drift
Solving the mystery of mysteries: Charles Darwin and the origin of species
Unraveling the secret of life: James Watson and Francis Crick and the discovery of the double helix
Broken teacups and infinite coastlines: Benoit Mandelbrot and the invention of fractal geometry.
