At the time of the formation of science, only dedicated individuals were engaged in it, and the results they obtained for a long time were not considered mandatory for everyone. But it was the scientific method that transformed our world, and it was on the basis of the successes of this method that science gave man power over nature. And no matter how humanity develops, it will always enjoy the fruits of great scientific discoveries. The new book from the famous “100 Great” series presents a fascinating gallery of the triumphs of the human mind: from Archimedes’ law, the great insights of Pythagoras, the dogmas of Aristotle and Galen to quantum mechanics, the concept of “ Big Bang" and the theory of surplus value.