"Here is a book I wish I had when taking physics my senior year in high school!" --Book Report A lively illumination of modern physics' marquee players, featuring: Albert Einstein Max Planck Ernest Rutherford Niels Bohr Werner Heisenberg Richard Feynman Murray Gell--Mann "Brennan has a knack for explaining difficult technicalities simply. His essays give a useful summary of twentieth--century science." --Financial Times "Highly recommended to expert and layperson alike." --Choice