Biography: science, technology and medicine

This book presents a biography of Abdus Salam, the first Muslim to win a Nobel Prize for Science (Physics 1979), who was nevertheless excommunicated and branded as a heretic in his own country.

A hopeful memoir that shares the author's voyage of discovery as a mother, wife, and physician in underserved communities in northern Ontario.

The Emmy Award-winning broadcaster shares a New York Times-bestselling, unvarnished personal account of her husband's battle with Alzheimer's disease.

Are you involved in caring for people at the end of their life?

By his early thirties, Paul Allen was a world-famous billionaire-and that was just the beginning.

One of the most challenging roles of the psycho-oncologist is to help guide terminally-ill patients through the physical, psychological, and spiritual aspects of the dying process.

This book chronicles the intersection of chaplaincy, autopathography (illness narratives), and stigmatized illness through the observations and stories of a chaplain working at a facility for people with HIV and AIDS.

A cookbook based on the scientifically tested MIND diet, designed to protect against cognitive decline.

A prodigiously researched biography of Vannevar Bush, one of America's most awe-inspiring polymaths and the secret force behind the biggest technological breakthroughs of the twentieth century.

Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695) left an indelible mark on the fields of mathematics, physics, astronomy, and geophysics.

This is the story of a boy raised up in a village in Poland during World War II, with his father deported to concentration camps throughout the war.

The most complete and up-to-date resource on the powerful benefits of nutritional supplements for the treatment and prevention of Alzheimer's disease *; Provides an easy-to-follow program of supplements to optimize the benefits of Alzheimer's treatment and maximize the impact of prevention strategies *; Shows how standard treatments do not counteract the oxidative stress and chronic inflammation at the source of Alzheimer's *; Also addresses related complications and symptoms such as altered sleep patterns, memory impairment, and behavior changes like depression and anger In this practical scientific guide, leading researcher in cancer, heart disease, and diabetes prevention Kedar N.

Wegweisende Empfehlungen für interprofessionelle evidenzbasierte MaßnahmenViele an Demenz erkrankte Personen entwickeln neben den kognitiven Beeinträchtigungen auch psychiatrische Symptome, welche unter dem Oberbegriff BPSD zusammengefasst sind.

In many ways, Marie Curie represents modern science.

Armin G Stromberg was arguably one of the founding fathers of the technique of stripping voltammetry frequently used in chemical analysis, yet he is virtually unheard of in Western scientific circles.

If science has the equivalent of a Bloomsbury group, it is the five men born at the turn of the twentieth century in Budapest: Theodore von Karman, Leo Szilard, Eugene Wigner, John von Neumann, and Edward Teller.

This book provides a rounded biography of Franz (later Sir Francis) Simon, his early life in Germany, his move to Oxford in 1933, and his experimental contributions to low temperature physics approximating absolute zero.

This is the first volume of a comprehensive scientific biography of Hans Krebs, one of the world's foremost biochemists.

* INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * ';Stunningheartrendingthis year's When Breath Becomes Air.

The first systematic analysis of the ways scientists have used narrative in their research.

Religionen geben Antworten auf den Tod.

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Wegweisende Empfehlungen für interprofessionelle evidenzbasierte MaßnahmenViele an Demenz erkrankte Personen entwickeln neben den kognitiven Beeinträchtigungen auch psychiatrische Symptome, welche unter dem Oberbegriff BPSD zusammengefasst sind.

It only takes one moment to change everything.

Pediatric Psycho-Oncology is a comprehensive handbook that provides best practice models for the management of psychological, cognitive, and social outcomes of adolescents living with cancer and their families.

The ';delightfully macabre' (The New York Times) true tale of a brilliant and eccentric surgeonand his quest to transplant the human soul.

The #1 New York Times and global bestseller from Walter Isaacsonthe acclaimed author of Steve Jobs, Einstein: His Life and World, Benjamin Franklin, and Leonardo da Vinciis the astonishingly intimate story of the most fascinating, controversial innovator of modern times.

'Truth and courage are what memoirs need and this one has them both in spades .

The author of Console Wars reveals the story behind Oculus and its quest for virtual reality: "e;Masterful .

A father and former NFL quarterback shares his family's experience with autism, as well as stories from other families who have been in their shoes.

When Anne Innis saw her first giraffe at the age of three, she was smitten.

Time for a Heart-to-Heart is not your typical memoir, but is rather eclectic in tone at times philosophical, poetic, poignant, uplifting, confessional, hysterically funny, and nostalgic.

Das rätselhafte, dramatische Lebensschicksal des Mannes, der als »Vater der Archäologie« und Begründer der deutschen Klassik Epoche machteJohann Joachim Winckelmann (1717–68) gilt als Wegbereiter der deutschen Klassik und als Begründer der Archäologie.

My autobiography is a record of my life and interactions with many interesting people over the course of my work.

In Bootstrap Geologist Shinn enthusiastically shares the highs and lows of his remarkable life.

A collection of the most fascinating letters by the world's greatest scientists.

When North Korean forces invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950, Otto Apel was a surgical resident living in Cleveland, Ohio, with his wife and three young children.

Although Gerd Heinrich, a devoted naturalist, specialized in wasps, Bernd Heinrich tried to distance himself from his "e;old-fashioned"e; father, becoming a hybrid: a modern, experimental biologist with a naturalist's sensibilities.

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe official book behind the Academy Award-winning film The Imitation Game, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira KnightleyIt is only a slight exaggeration to say that the British mathematician Alan Turing (19121954) saved the Allies from the Nazis, invented the computer and artificial intelligence, and anticipated gay liberation by decadesall before his suicide at age forty-one.

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With foreword by astrophysicist and Queen guitarist Brian MayThis book describes the unlikely development of astrophysics in Spain, set against the final decade of Franco's rule and the country's transition to democracy.

Keine ausführliche Beschreibung für "Nicolaus Stenonis.

When Charles Darwin, then age 22, first saw the HMS Beagle, he thought it looked "e;more like a wreck than a vessel commissioned to go round the world.

Kate Swaffer was just 49 years old when she was diagnosed with a form of younger onset dementia.

This book strips away the myths surrounding the famed scientist George Washington Carver and portrays him as a brilliant, creative man who nonetheless possessed very human peculiarities and frailties.

Seit der Veröffentlichung ihres Erfolgsbuches "Sterbefasten", in dem Christiane zur Nieden den Prozess des Sterbefastens ihrer Mutter liebevoll und eindringlich schilderte, haben sich zahlreiche Menschen mit ihren eigenen Geschichten bei der Autorin gemeldet.