"...if her [Susan Wise Bauer's] mission was to make an often out-of-reach subject accessible and—while science arguably is always relevant—feel more relevant, because you've gained an appreciation for the motivation, challenges and significance behind it, as well as its joys and quirks and brilliance, she's done a great job."
- The Herald,
"...a masterly account of the great minds who have helped expand human knowledge, from the earliest philosophers onwards."
- Sky at Night,