On Giants' Shoulders was written in 1998 by Melvyn Bragg. The book was assembled after a series of interviews Bragg had with current scientists about the worlds greatest scientists such as Archimedes, Newton and Einstein. Bragg who brands himself as a 'non-scientist', conducted these interviews on BBC Radio 4 for other 'non-scientists'. The book looks at the notion of being a 'genius' and through discussions with 20th-century scientists looks to what extent the great scientists of history were 'genius'. The book is titled 'On Giants Shoulders' due to Sir Isaac Newtons 1675 quote:"If i have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." It is with this quote that the book creates its basis.
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