Biography: science, technology and medicine

Writing a memoir was not only an interesting experience for this Professor of Applied Physics at Stanford University, but it also provided him an opportunity to revisit his past with his sons.

The Politics of Passion is the first comprehensive collection of the writing and art of Dr Norman Bethune.

The specialty of plastic surgery was developed and named by Sir Harold Gillies following his work between the two world wars reconstructing severely damaged servicemen from the First World War.

Together with his colleagues at Citroen, Andre Lefebvre created the Traction Avant (1934), the TUB (1939) - Citroen's first front wheel drive utility van that was succeeded by the H and HY vans (1947) - the Deux Chevaux (1948), and, last but not least, the DS (1955).

This is the first biography of the important but long-forgotten American inventor Charles Francis Jenkins (1867-1934).

Winner of the Pfizer Award from the History of Science Society "e;Contrary to legend, Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936) never trained a dog to salivate to the sound of a bell.

The New York Times–bestselling memoir of crippling depression and the struggle for recovery by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Sophie’s Choice.

Colleagues and former students of the late Professor Pritchard (aka Bob), an eminent UK geneticist, have gathered memories about his scientific and personal life.

Hildegard Peplau's 50-year career in nursing left an indelible stamp on the profession of nursing, and on the lives of the mentally ill in this country.

Wie können schwer und chronisch kranke, alte und sterbende Menschen in ihrer letzten Lebensphase umfassend und interprofessionell versorgt, gepflegt und begleitet werden?

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No specialty faces more diverse and challenging ethical dilemmas than palliative medicine.

On February 20, 1962, John Glenn became a national star.

This book details the lives of two married geniuses, Aden and Marjorie Meinel, who helped to pioneer modern optics and solar energy in the U.

"e;I read this wide-ranging and thoughtful book while sitting on the banks of the Ganges near Varanasi-it's a river already badly polluted, and now threatened by the melting of the loss of the glaciers at its source to global warming.

This book describes the life and times of a physician-scientist over the last half-century.

Selected for Reading Well for Dementia 2024: endorsed by health experts, charities and people affected by dementia.

A biography of the brother and sister who helped found modern astronomyDiscoverers of the Universe tells the gripping story of William Herschel, the brilliant, fiercely ambitious, emotionally complex musician and composer who became court astronomer to Britain's King George III, and of William's sister, Caroline, who assisted him in his observations of the night sky and became an accomplished astronomer in her own right.

This is the thirteenth volume in the series of Memorial Tributes compiled by the National Academy of Engineering as a personal remembrance of the lives and outstanding achievements of its members and foreign associates.

'Deeply researched and engagingly written' The Times'Has the pace and style of a well-crafted thriller' Mail on Sunday'Chock full of memorable characters and written with all the drama and pace of a Robert Harris thriller' Rowland White, author of MosquitoSummer 1939.

What I am really anxious to hear is the final cause of your monstrous fiction.

This second edition of the Oxford Handbook of Cancer Nursing is an essential aid to the practising cancer nurse.

Kari Byronformer host of the wildly popular, iconic cult classic MythBustersshows how to crash test your way through life, no lab coat required.

This book is part biographical account, part novel, and part popular science.

In this autobiography, Sir Peter Mansfield describes his life from war time childhood that initially sparked his interest in physics to his work in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that eventually led to the award of the Nobel Prize in 2003.

Seed magazine brings together a unique gathering of prominent scientists, artists, novelists, philosophers and other thinkers who are tearing down the wall between science and culture.

One of Booklist's Top 10 Science Books of the Year: "e;A superb biography .

Set in Glasgow in the 1930s, Young James Herriot is the fascinating story of Herriot s formative years at veterinary college, recounting the tales behind his calling to work with animals and his early friendships.

Die Diagnose Demenz verändert nicht nur den Alltag der Betroffenen grundlegend, sondern auch den ihrer Angehörigen und Freunde.

Wie man bis zuletzt lacht und dem Tod mit Tusche ein wenig von seinem Schrecken nimmt, zeigt dieser Cartoonband über Humor am Krankenbett und in der Palliative Care.

Year 2023 marked 120 years of the Lazarus Jewish Hospital in Lviv (Lww/Lemberg).

Biographic Memoirs: Volume 62 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works.

We all have a story.

Physics is the important branch of science mainly concerned with the properties of matter and energy and the relationship between them.

The untold story of Albert Einstein's role as the father of quantum theoryEinstein and the Quantum reveals for the first time the full significance of Albert Einstein's contributions to quantum theory.

Die Caritas Socialis ist seit den Anfängen der österreichischen Hospizbewegung im Bereich Hospizarbeit tätig.

William Osler, who was a brilliant, innovative teacher and a scholar of the natural history of disease, revolutionized the art of practicing medicine at the bedside of his patients.

Poetry or potsherds?

A story of Cold War weather control and two remarkable men is "e;a gem .

Book of the Year, 2018 Saltire Literary AwardsA CrimeReads Best True Crime Book of the MonthFor fans of Caitlin Doughty, Mary Roach, Kathy Reichs, and CSI shows, a renowned forensic scientist on death and mortality.

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A book that enlightens the life of Ahmed H Zewail from his early childhood to his days at CalTech.

One word strikes more fear into a persons mind than any other: CANCER.