‘Very readable, and the illustrations and explanations made me feel I actually understood some of the science facts they were talking about. Check this book out if you want to see how we learnt so much about science... Or glimpse a small cameo from a Trump ancestor, or learn about the scientist who thought the 1918 Spanish Flu was an extra-terrestrial disease.’ – NZ Bookworm, Bookstagrammer

‘Delivers an insight into science your standard physics textbook never would.’ – Disclaimer

‘A series of inspiring portraits…’ – The Observer: Rachel Cooke's best graphic novels of 2017

‘Darryl Cunningham returns to educate and entertain us in equal measure…Not only is Darryl detailing these scientists’ seven individual journeys of discovery, but he’s also providing us all with seven journeys of discovery of our own to engage upon.’ – Jonathan Rigby, Page 45 ‘Comicbook of the month’

‘Simply drawn… Evocative accounts.’ – Kevin Gopal, The Big Issue in the North

‘An essential purchase… Darryl Cunningham’s non-fiction work is undoubtedly some of the most crucially important practice to have emerged in UK comics in the last decade.’ – Andy Oliver, Broken Frontier, Comic of the Week

‘A rich, rewarding, fascinating and warmly personable view into some of those who, often against the odds, have added fuel to the shining beacon of learning and knowledge which has helped defined our species, our place in the world, our understanding of that world and the vast cosmos around us. A wonderful read.’ – Joe Gordon, Forbidden Planet

‘This is not just mind-blowing, complex scientific discovery made accessible, but made absolutely riveting. Daryl Cunningham brings to life the lives and often troubled and tortuous circumstances of those who have made some of the greatest scientific discoveries in history. His graphic narrative style is unparalleled – as with all his books, he breathes fire and soul into the big ideas that dominate human understanding.’ – Jamie Kelsey-Fry

‘Darryl Cunningham’s simplicity of style is deceptive. I never fail to learn from his work, always educational and deeply human too. This is the sort of book you think you have bought for your child, then refuse to give up until you have finished it first. Buy two copies to be on the safe side.’ – Robin Ince

‘In a time when the scientific enterprise itself is under attack by self-serving, know-nothing yahoos, it's good to be reminded of the scientist's virtues: careful observation, patience, and depth of thought—the same combination that Cunningham brings to his work.’ – Larry Gonick