The Science Wall of Honor at the University of Bridgeport has provided the inspiration for titling this series of science biographies. The monument honors 25 of the most important 'Immortals of Science' by displaying their names on the science building. These 25 men were chosen in a world-wide poll of more than 1100 qualified scientific electors.

Aimed primarily at the reader who has reached the stage in life where he is 'impatient to be grown up' and do important things himself, the IMMORTALS OF SCIENCE Biographies are both informative and inspirational. The reader is given a clear concept of the period when the particular scientist lived; his early life, education, and his quest for new facts is told in such a manner that the reader himself experiences the entire process. Sufficient is told of the subject's scientific accomplishments to provide the inquiring mind with a good knowledge of the history of science—and this alone makes the series unique. Too many biographies of scientists for young people seem more concerned with inconsequential details than in telling the all-important scientific story. Indeed, the history of science is an indispensable segment of the history of all mankind's civilization.

These biographies are recommended for school libraries and for the children's departments of public libraries. They are admirably suited for home library collections. Some contain chronological summaries and glossaries of technical terms.

—Hilary J. Deason, Director (1963)
Science Library Program
American Association for the
Advancement of Science