Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawking | 2018 | Walter Isaacson | Buy |
| 2 | Einstein | 2018 | Walter Isaacson | Buy |
| 3 | Darwin | 2018 | Walter Isaacson | Buy |
| 4 | Freud | 2019 | Walter Isaacson | Buy |
| 5 | Tesla | 2019 | Walter Isaacson | Buy |
| 6 | Genius Inventions | 2019 | Walter Isaacson | Buy |
| 7 | Curie | 2020 | Walter Isaacson | Buy |
The Great Thinkers series collects short, illustrated biographies of some of history’s most influential scientists and thinkers. Each volume pairs text with more than 160 images, including photographs, personal diary entries, letters, and handwritten notes. The series covers Stephen Hawking, Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, Sigmund Freud, Nikola Tesla, and Marie Curie, along with a companion volume called Genius Inventions.
These are not full-length biographies in the style of Isaacson’s major works like Steve Jobs or Einstein: His Life and Universe. Instead, they are shorter, heavily visual books meant for readers who want a quick but informative overview of each figure’s life and contributions. The format makes them accessible to a broad audience, and they work well as gift books or introductions to these subjects.