Abstract

The Ladies of Observatory Hill: Annie Jump Cannon and Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin. The Bulldog: Ludwig Boltzmann and the Second Law of Thermodynamics. The Magician: George Gamow. A Gentleman of the Old School: Homi Bhabha and the Development of Science in India. Luie's Gadgets: Luis Alvarez and the Extinction of the Dinosaurs. All Genius and All Buffoon: Richard Feynman. Big Science: Martin Perl and the World of High Energy Physics. Our Address in the Universe: Margaret Geller and John Huchra. Sources. Acknowledgments. Index.

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