Alberto A. Martinez

This is a book about science, its history, and how myths have grown up around around various discoveries and the events surrounding them, from Pythagoras to Einstein. Not only the genesis of his specific examples are explained but Martinez gives us insight into how the history of science should be (and seldom is) investigated. He also tells us a little about how modern myths grow and why they readily become accepted.
Recommended for anyone with an interest in the history of science.