Nikola Witkowski, a physics professor, publisher and editor, known in France for his popularization activities in the scientific field, wrote this book together with Sven Ortoli, a physicist and journalist covering scientific issues for the youngest readers. Archimedes' Bath contains the usual to our ears, familiar from school years are the emblems of the scientific world, soaring in the sky-high heights: “Eureka!” Archimedes, Newton's apple, the periodic table, UFOs, Frankenstein, black holes, Kekule's snake, Schrödinger's cat - we have read about some of these a thousand times, about others we know approximately where they came from, about the third we have undoubtedly heard somewhere, only I can’t remember when and what exactly... What actually lies behind these everyday expressions? Ortoli and Witkowski reveal many intriguing secrets, clearly demonstrating how a scientific legend is born and how closely two seemingly opposite extremes - science and mythology - are connected.