Biography: Science, Technology & Medicine

Sigmund Freud was no stranger to controversy. He shocked many with his revolutionary theories on human development, desires and sexuality, and tran...

12 children.6 of them diagnosed with schizophrenia.Science's greatest hope in understanding the disease.___________*ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVOURITE...

A prominent member of a flourishing scientific and literary community, William Nicholson, author, patent agent and civil engineer, founded a widely...

Flying in the years between the two world wars was the preserve of the powerful and the wealthy, or so it was until Sir Alan Cobham's 'Flying Circu...

   One of the most elusive and controversial figures in NASAs history, George W. S. Abbey was called the Dark Lord, the Godfather, and UNOshort for...

A riveting look into the personal lives of our presidents through the eyes of their White House doctor An interesting, behind-the-scenes glimp...

'Billy Connolly says he's no idea who Parkinson was and just wishes he'd kept his disease to himself. He should read this book.' Jeremy PaxmanParki...

Always in charge, whether in the boardroom, in the cockpit, or at the wheel of the bus driving Star of Indiana Drum and Bugle Corps to its next com...

In 1983 Gerry Kennedy set off on a tour through Russia, China, Japan and the USA to visit others involved in the global anti-war movement. Only dim...

Professor Matthew Heddle (1828-97) was a larger-than-life character, a renowned academic and one of Scotland's most famous mineralogists. His rich ...

Ada Lovelace, the daughter of Lord Byron was born in 1815 just after the Battle of Waterloo, and died aged 36, soon after the Great Exhibition of 1...

Rudolph Glossop made a unique contribution to the early development of both geotechnical engineering and engineering geology and this volume presen...

Alan Turing is regarded as one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century. But who was Turing, and what did he achieve during his tragically sh...

At the end of the Second World War, Britain had the highest incidence of lung cancer in the world. For the first time lung cancer deaths exceeded t...

The forgotten garden that inspired Charles Darwin becomes the modern-day setting for an exploration of memory, family, and the legacy of genius. Da...

Our childhood came to an end when our parents parted and from then on Jennifer was placed in the impossible position of having to be a parent to me...

Audubon Parks journey from farmland to cityscape The study of Audubon Parks origins, maturation, and disappearance is at root the study of a rural ...