The Classic, Beautiful And Controversial Books That Changed Science Forever

Without the work of intellectual giants like Einstein, Newton and Darwin, we might still be in the dark ages. But how many scientists still read the dust-ridden texts where these luminaries first expounded their theories?

Thanks to the internet, you no longer have to hunt down these yellowing tomes in a moldy library vault. Here's the story of 9 famous publications that spun the scientific world off its orbit.