void writeFloat(unsigned int addr, float x)
{
  byte seriesOfBytes[3];
  *((float *)seriesOfBytes) = x;
  // Write all four bytes.
  for(int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
  {
    i2c_eeprom_write_byte(0x57, addr, myFloat.bytes[i]); // Write byte to EEPROM
    Serial.println(seriesOfBytes[i],BIN);  // Debug line
  }
}

00000011
01010111
01101000
10100010

00101000
11011010
01010101
01001100

byte *b = (byte *)&floatVal;

union {
    float fval;
    byte bval[4];
} floatAsBytes;

floatAsBytes.fval = floatVal;
EEPROM.write(0, floatAsBytes.bval[0]);
EEPROM.write(1, floatAsBytes.bval[1]);
EEPROM.write(2, floatAsBytes.bval[2]);
EEPROM.write(3, floatAsBytes.bval[3]);