PlanetPast

Great Scientists

Eleven people between 1564 and 1954 and the method they built: from Galileo’s telescope to Turing’s machine.

12 stories

Great ScientistsOverviewFour Hundred Years8 min1564 to 1954 Great ScientistsEpisode 01Four Lights Beside Jupiter8 min1564 to 1642 Great ScientistsEpisode 02The Apple and the Moon8 min1642 to 1727 Great ScientistsEpisode 03The Balance and the Blade8 min1743 to 1794 Great ScientistsEpisode 04Endless Forms8 min1809 to 1882 Great ScientistsEpisode 05Three to One8 min1822 to 1884 Great ScientistsEpisode 06The Gaps He Left Empty8 min1834 to 1907 Great ScientistsEpisode 07A Tenth of a Gram8 min1867 to 1934 Great ScientistsEpisode 08The Happiest Thought8 min1879 to 1955 Great ScientistsEpisode 09The Fit8 min1880 to 1930 Great ScientistsEpisode 10A Letter from Madras8 min1887 to 1920 Great ScientistsEpisode 11The Universal Machine8 min1912–1954