Letters for the Ages Great Scientists

Letters for the Ages: Great Scientists is a captivating collection of letters from the world’s greatest scientists, dating from Copernicus and Galileo to the contemporary figures of Crick and Watson, Dorothy Hodgkin, and Richard Doll.

The letters in this volume are intensely personal. While they allude to the monumental scientific discoveries, they also reveal the emotional conflicts, battles, and jealousies among the scientists themselves. Such stories are intriguing not only to scientists but to the general public, as they highlight debates such as those surrounding Rosalind Franklin's contribution to the structure of DNA or whether Charles Darwin truly originated evolutionary theory. This book promises to engage a wide audience.

The book encompasses a diverse range of scientists and disciplines, including psychology (Freud and Jung), electronics (John Logie Baird), relativity (Einstein), and medicine (Marie Curie).

The appeal and authority of Letters for the Ages: Great Scientists are significantly enriched by an introduction from Martin Rees, (Lord Rees of Ludlow), Astronomer Royal and former Master of Trinity College, Cambridge. Having reviewed all the letters featured, he has deemed them 'fascinating'.