*本系列将在2024年继续出版《50名最伟大的设计师》以及《50名最伟大的时尚设计师》

在这本全彩插图的书中，作者Jon Balchin探讨了历史上50位最伟大的科学家以及他们的贡献：那些给我们几何学（Euclid）、望远镜（Galileo）、炸药（Nobel）以及镭（Marie Curie），还有那些帮助我们更了解我们的世界以及宇宙的科学家，比如Albert Einstein、Edwin Hubble、Rosalind Franklin以及Stephen Hawking。这些科学家永远改变了他们后人的生活，帮我们对抗疾病、了解生命的意义以及帮助我们的自然世界。

关于作者：

Jon Balchin graduated with honours from the University of London in 1997. He then worked for ExxonMobil before becoming a full-time writer. He lives near London in the UK. 

《50名最伟大的设计师》The 50 Greatest Designers by Tom May

在这本书中，作者呈现了历史上50位最伟大的设计师，不论是设计了家具、家居用品、汽车、飞机、运动用品等等，他们都改变了我们的生活。这些设计师结合了创意、设计以及科技，我们不但要视觉上好看的东西，还要好用以及可持续使用。

关于作者：

Tom May is an award-winning journalist and editor specializing in design, creativity and technology. Across a career spanning more than two decades, Tom has been editor of Professional Photography magazine, associate editor at Creative Bloq and deputy editor at net magazine. Today, he is a regular contributor to Creative Bloq, Creative Boom, Digital Camera World, T3.com, Tom’s Guide and Tech Radar. He is author of the book Great TED Talks: Creativity. 

《50名最伟大的时尚设计师》The 50 Greatest Fashion Designers by Emma Baxter-Wright

从19世纪的House of Worth，可算是历史上的第一家时尚公司，到Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Yves St. Laurent再到日本的Rei Kawabubo以及Issey Miyake，这些设计师在1980年代以及1990年代重新定义了时尚设计师的价值以及地位。本书同时也考虑了现代的新兴时尚设计师，完整地探讨了这160年来的时尚历史。

关于作者：

Emma Baxter-Wright studied fashion at St. Martins School of Art, and History of Art at Bristol University, and has lectured at the London College of Fashion and the University of Creative Arts, teaching fashion styling and journalism, promotion and imaging. She has been a fashion stylist and features writer for many publications including Cosmopolitan, The Face, Marie Claire, The Lady and the New York Observer. More recently she has written two books on the iconic British photographer Duffy, a book on Vintage Fashion, as well as Little Book histories on fashion rivals Schiaparelli, Chanel and Yves St. Laurent.