Biography: Science, Technology & Medicine

In 1971, Laura and Guy Waterman left New York City for thirty-seven acres in Vermont, where they would live in a hand-built cabin without running w...

A celebration and a salute to 100 brave, determined, creative women over the past few centuries who have shaped North Americas heritage and landsca...

In 1905, sanitary conditions in Pennsylvania were appalling. Thousands of children died of preventable and curable diseases, tens of thousands in t...

In 1905, sanitary conditions in Pennsylvania were appalling. Thousands of children died of preventable and curable diseases, tens of thousands in t...

This book is part biographical account, part novel, and part popular science. The basic facts are historically true, but many episodes have additio...

This book enriches the mind of the read regarding the topics covered, provided that the given guidelines are followed systematically, by conveying ...

SOLVING FOR WHY chronicles one man's journey to find the answer to the biggest of all life's questions: Why? Following a traumatic car accident, Dr...

A New York Times bestseller. A funny, intimate, and often jaw-dropping account of life behind the scenes.PeopleNurses is the compelling story of th...

From Snow White to Moana, from Pinocchio to Frozen, the animated films of Walt Disney Studios have moved and entertained millions. But few fans kno...

The Next Pandemic is a gripping book that confronts the most urgent question facing our species: when, where, and how will the next major outbreak ...

This book highlights the numerous important contributions that Einstein made to physicsaside from his relativity theoriesand places each of his ach...

Within the study of Endocrinology, particularly the thyroid gland, there are wide ranging subjects. In this volume John Lazarus has illustrated t...

A POWERFUL FIRST-HAND ACCOUNT OF WORKING FOR THE NHS, BOTH BEFORE AND DURING THE COVID-19 EPIDEMIC. We, as GPs, are just one cog in the NHS. Just...

A FINANCIAL TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEARA STRONG WORDS TOP 50 BOOKS OF THE YEAR'Dizzying and fragrant . . . truly a captivating achievement!' Aim...

Lhwyd, the illegitimate son of a father ruined by the Civil War, had to make his own way in the world. A competent botanist before going up to Oxfo...

Benjamin Franklin was one of the preeminent scientists of his time. Driven by curiosity, he conducted cutting-edge research on electricity, heat, o...

A sweeping intellectual biography that restores the Enlightenment polymath to the intellectual, scientific, and courtly worlds that shaped his earl...