"Drawing upon material found in Newton's vast library," the author tells of a man who "lusted after self-promotion and power" and was "driven to investigate everything that puzzled him, expended a vast amount of time and effort studying the chronology of the Bible, examining prophecy, investigating natural magic--perhaps even the black arts--and attempting to unravel the hermetic secrets, the prisca sapientia."--Jacket.

Recounts the life of the scientist whose theories of relativity revolutionized the way we look at space and time.

Explores the life of Darwin who, met with critisism, revolutionized scientific thought with his theory of evolution by natural selection.