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Wilson, Grover - Great Men of Science Their Lives and Discoveries

Thanks folks.


Thanks but that isn't it.

The book is a hardcover from the 20s or 30s I believe.

Maybe [Lives of the Scientists](http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lives-of-the-scientists-kathleen-krull/1112129505)? There's a bunch of those, I had the composers one

Hey folks,

The book I am thinking of is an old hardcover book. It had short biographies of maybe 20 famous scientists.

It included ancient greeks like Archimedes, and went through time all the way to Einstein.

A few scientists I remember in the book:

Archimedes
Democritus
Newton
Hertz
Einstein

Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks.

Short biographies of famous scientists