Pickover examines more than 40 great laws, providing brief and cogent introductions to the science behind the laws as well as engaging biographies of such scientists as Newton, Faraday, Ohm, Curie, and Planck.
The Eureka moment has given way to a more gradual evolution of ideas as global teams of both scientists and engineers replace the often isolated and lucky inventions of the likes of Thomas Newcomen, James Joule and Michael Faraday, he states.