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Shoot for the Moon - The Space Race and the Extraordinary Voyage of Apollo 11 (Paperback): James Donovan Shoot for the Moon - The Space Race and the Extraordinary Voyage of Apollo 11 (Paperback)
James Donovan
R545 R414 Discovery Miles 4 140 Save R131 (24%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Learn why NASA astronaut Mike Collins calls this extraordinary space race story "the best book on Apollo" this inspiring and intimate ode to ingenuity celebrates one of the most daring feats in human history. When the alarm went off forty thousand feet above the moon's surface, both astronauts looked down at the computer to see 1202 flashing on the readout. Neither of them knew what it meant, and time was running out . . . On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon. One of the world's greatest technological achievements -- and a triumph of the American spirit -- the Apollo 11 mission was a mammoth undertaking involving more than 410,000 men and women dedicated to winning the space race against the Soviets. Set amid the tensions and upheaval of the sixties and the Cold War, Shoot for the Moon is a gripping account of the dangers, the challenges, and the sheer determination that defined not only Apollo 11, but also the Mercury and Gemini missions that came before it. From the shock of Sputnik and the heart-stopping final minutes of John Glenn's Mercury flight to the deadly whirligig of Gemini 8, the doomed Apollo 1 mission, and that perilous landing on the Sea of Tranquility -- when the entire world held its breath while Armstrong and Aldrin battled computer alarms, low fuel, and other problems -- James Donovan tells the whole story. Both sweeping and intimate, Shoot for the Moon is "a powerfully written and irresistible celebration" of one of humankind's most extraordinary accomplishments (Booklist, starred review).

The Man Who Loved Only Numbers - The Story of Paul Erdos and the Search for Mathematical Truth (Paperback, 1st pbk. ed): Paul... The Man Who Loved Only Numbers - The Story of Paul Erdos and the Search for Mathematical Truth (Paperback, 1st pbk. ed)
Paul Hoffman
R492 R460 Discovery Miles 4 600 Save R32 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Based on a National Magazine Award-winning article, this masterful biography of Hungarian-born Paul Erdos is both a vivid portrait of an eccentric genius and a layman's guide to some of this century's most startling mathematical discoveries. A man who possessed unimaginable powers of thought yet was unable to perform the simplest daily tasks, Erdos dedicated his life to the pursuit of mathematical truth. Here, award-winning science writer Paul Hoffman follows the career and achievements of this philosopher-scientist whose way of life was as inconceivable as the theorems he devised, yet whose accomplishments continue to enrich and inform the world.

I Died for Beauty - Dorothy Wrinch and the Cultures of Science (Hardcover): Marjorie Senechal I Died for Beauty - Dorothy Wrinch and the Cultures of Science (Hardcover)
Marjorie Senechal
R1,338 Discovery Miles 13 380 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Dorothy Wrinch, a complicated and ultimately tragic figure, is remembered today for her much publicized feud with Linus Pauling over the shape of proteins, known as "the cyclol controversy." Pauling emerged victorious and is now seen as one of the 20th century's greatest scientists. History has proven less kind to Wrinch. Although some of Wrinch's theories did not pass the test of time, her contributions to the fields of Darwinism, probability and statistics, quantum mechanics, x-ray diffraction, and computer science were anything but inconsequential. Wrinch's story is also the story of the science of crystals and the ever-changing notion of symmetry fundamental to that science. Drawing on her own personal relationship with Wrinch as well as the papers archived at Smith College and elsewhere, Marjorie Senechal explores the life of this brilliant and controversial figure in I Died for Beauty. This biography provides a coherent biographical narration, a detailed account of the cyclol controversy, and a personal memoir of the author's relationship with Wrinch. Senechal presents a sympathetic portrait of the life and science of a luminous but tragically flawed character.

Death in the Grizzly Maze - The Timothy Treadwell Story (Paperback): Mike Lapinski Death in the Grizzly Maze - The Timothy Treadwell Story (Paperback)
Mike Lapinski
R510 Discovery Miles 5 100 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

On the afternoon of Sunday, October 5, 2003, in Alaska's Katmai National Park, one or more brown bears killed and ate Timothy Treadwell and his girlfriend, Amie Huguenard. The next day, park rangers investigating the site shot and killed two bears that threatened them; it was later determined that one of the bears had human flesh and clothing in its stomach.
This chilling story immediately captured worldwide media attention, not only because of the horrific manner of Timothy and Amie's deaths, but also because Timothy was a well-known wildlife celebrity. His films of close-up encounters with grizzly bears - he spent more than a dozen summers living with and videotaping giant bears in the Alaskan bush - were the subject of television talk shows, movies, and books.
But his work was not without controversy, and some bear experts felt that Treadwell's fatal encounter was a tragedy waiting to happen - the result of the unorthodox tactics he used in his life among the bears.
Death in the Grizzly Maze is the compelling account of Treadwell's intense life and dramatic death. Author Mike Lapinski chronicles Treadwell's rise from self-described alcoholic loser to popular grizzly-bear advocate. Lapinski explores how a waiter from Malibu, California, with no background in biology or wildlife science, came to be considered a bear expert. And he reveals the high cost of the current craze for wildlife celebrities - and what it means for the future of wildlife conservation.

The Clockwork Universe - Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World (Paperback): Edward Dolnick The Clockwork Universe - Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World (Paperback)
Edward Dolnick
R504 R474 Discovery Miles 4 740 Save R30 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In a world of chaos and disease, one group of driven, idiosyncratic geniuses envisioned a universe that ran like clockwork. They were the Royal Society, the men who made the modern world.

At the end of the seventeenth century, sickness was divine punishment, astronomy and astrology were indistinguishable, and the world's most brilliant, ambitious, and curious scientists were tormented by contradiction. They believed in angels, devils, and alchemy yet also believed that the universe followed precise mathematical laws that were as intricate and perfectly regulated as the mechanisms of a great clock.

The Clockwork Universe captures these monolithic thinkers as they wrestled with nature's most sweeping mysteries. Award-winning writer Edward Dolnick illuminates the fascinating personalities of Newton, Leibniz, Kepler, and others, and vividly animates their momentous struggle during an era when little was known and everything was new--battles of will, faith, and intellect that would change the course of history itself.

One Doctor - Close Calls, Cold Cases, and the Mysteries of Medicine (Paperback): Brendan Reilly One Doctor - Close Calls, Cold Cases, and the Mysteries of Medicine (Paperback)
Brendan Reilly
R513 R484 Discovery Miles 4 840 Save R29 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Told by a unique voice in American medicine, this epic story recounts life-changing experiences in the career of a distinguished physician, and is described by "The" "New York Times "as "a true service to history]. Dr. Reilly deserves a resounding bravo for telling it like it is." Malcolm Gladwell agrees: "Brendan Reilly has written a beautiful book about a forgotten subject--what it means for a physician to truly care for a patient."
Every review of "One Doctor" noted its beautiful writing and compelling story, the riveting tension and suspense. "Remarkable with heart-pounding pace and drama" ("Publishers Weekly");" ""a gripping, moving memoir" (Abraham Verghese); "a terrific read" ("The Boston Globe");" ""an astonishingly moving and incredibly personal account of a modern doctor" ("The Lancet").
In compelling first-person prose, Dr. Brendan Reilly takes readers to the front lines of medicine today. Whipsawed by daily crises and frustra-tions, Reilly must deal with several daunting challenges simultaneously. As Reilly's patients and their families survive close calls, struggle with heartrending decisions, and confront the limits of medicine's power to cure, "One Doctor "lays bare a fragmented, depersonalized, business-driven health care system where real caring is hard to find. Every day, Reilly sees patients who fall through the cracks and suffer harm because they lack one doctor who knows them well and relentlessly advocates for their best interests. Filled with fascinating characters in New York City and rural New England--people with dark secrets, mysterious illnesses, impossible dreams, and limitless courage--"One Doctor" tells their stories with sensitivity and empathy, reminding us of professional values once held dear by all physicians.

Discovering Dorothea - The Life of the Pioneering Fossil-Hunter Dorothea Bate (Paperback, 3rd Revised edition): Karolyn Shindler Discovering Dorothea - The Life of the Pioneering Fossil-Hunter Dorothea Bate (Paperback, 3rd Revised edition)
Karolyn Shindler
R370 R330 Discovery Miles 3 300 Save R40 (11%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In 1898, a 19-year-old girl marched into the Natural History Museum and demanded a job. At the time, no women were employed there as scientists, but for the determined Dorothea Bate this was the first step in an extraordinary career as a pioneering explorer and fossil-hunter and the beginning of an association with the Museum that was to last for more than 50 years. As a young woman in the early 1900s she explored the islands of Cyprus, Crete and the little known Majorca and Menorca, braving parental opposition and considerable physical hardship and danger. In remote mountain caves and sea-battered cliffs, she discovered, against enormous odds, the fossil evidence of unique species of extinct fauna, previously unknown to science, including dwarf elephants and hippos, giant dormice and a strange small goat-like antelope. Thirty years later in Bethlehem, she excavated against a backdrop of violence and under the shadow of war. By the end of her life Dorothea had earned an international reputation as an expert in her field. 'Discovering Dorothea' captures the indomitable spirit of a woman who, against social pressure and in the face of physical hardship, devoted her life to discovery and deepened our knowledge of the natural world.

Alan Turing Decoded - The Man They Called Prof (Hardcover): Dermot Turing Alan Turing Decoded - The Man They Called Prof (Hardcover)
Dermot Turing
R503 R461 Discovery Miles 4 610 Save R42 (8%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Alan Turing was an extraordinary man who crammed into his 42 years the careers of mathematician, codebreaker, computer scientist and biologist. He is widely regarded as a war hero grossly mistreated by his unappreciative country, and it has become hard to disentangle the real man from the story. Now Dermot Turing has taken a fresh look at the influences on his uncle's life and creativity, and the creation of a legend. He discloses the real character behind the cipher-text, answering questions that help the man emerge from his legacy: how did Alan's childhood experiences influence him? How did his creative ideas evolve? Was he really a solitary genius? What was his wartime work after 1942, and what of the Enigma story? What is the truth about the conviction for gross indecency, and did he commit suicide? In Alan Turing Decoded, Dermot's vibrant and entertaining approach to the life and work of a true genius makes this a fascinating and authoritative read.

Routledge Revivals: John Phillips and the Business of Victorian Science (2005) - The Fiction of the Brotherhood of the Rosy... Routledge Revivals: John Phillips and the Business of Victorian Science (2005) - The Fiction of the Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross (Hardcover)
Jack Morrell
R5,563 Discovery Miles 55 630 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

First published in 2005, this book represents the first full length biography of John Phillips, one of the most remarkable and important scientists of the Victorian period. Adopting a broad chronological approach, this book not only traces the development of Phillips' career but clarifies and highlights his role within Victorian culture, shedding light on many wider themes. It explores how Phillips' love of science was inseparable from his need to earn a living and develop a career which could sustain him. Hence questions of power, authority, reputation and patronage were central to Phillips' career and scientific work. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources and a rich body of recent writings on Victorian science, this biography brings together his personal story with the scientific theories and developments of the day, and fixes them firmly within the context of wider society.

Birdwatcher - The Life of Roger Tory Peterson (Paperback): Elizabeth Rosenthal Birdwatcher - The Life of Roger Tory Peterson (Paperback)
Elizabeth Rosenthal
R598 Discovery Miles 5 980 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Roger Tory Peterson--the Renaissance man who taught Americans the joy of watching birds--also invented the modern field guide. His 1934 landmark Field Guide to the Birds was the first book designed to go outdoors and help people identify the elements of nature. This self-proclaimed student of nature combined spectacular writing with detailed illustrations to ultimately publish many other books, winning every possible award and medal for natural science, ornithology, and conservation. Peterson also traveled the world, giving lectures on behalf of the National Audubon Society and, despite his self-effacing demeanor, becoming recognized as the key force to alerting the public to the importance of preserving nature. There are now an estimated 70 million birdwatchers in the United States. For this meticulously detailed biography, Rosenthal has interviewed more than a hundred of Peterson's family, friends, and associates to create a fully rounded portrait of this hero of the conservation movement. Never-before-seen photographs enhance this intimate portrayal. The book will be timed for his 100th birthday celebration in August, 2008.

A Thousand Naked Strangers - A Paramedic's Wild Ride to the Edge and Back (Paperback): Kevin Hazzard A Thousand Naked Strangers - A Paramedic's Wild Ride to the Edge and Back (Paperback)
Kevin Hazzard
R466 R405 Discovery Miles 4 050 Save R61 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Hawking (Paperback): Jim Ottaviani Hawking (Paperback)
Jim Ottaviani; Illustrated by Leland Myrick
R455 Discovery Miles 4 550 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Following their New York Times-bestselling graphic novel Feynman, Jim Ottaviani and Leland Myrick deliver a gripping biography of Stephen Hawking, one of the most important scientists of our time. From his early days at the St Albans School and Oxford, Stephen Hawking's brilliance and good humor were obvious to everyone he met. A lively and popular young man, it's no surprise that he would later rise to celebrity status. At twenty-one he was diagnosed with ALS, a degenerative neuromuscular disease. Though the disease weakened his muscles and limited his ability to move and speak, it did nothing to limit his mind. He went on to do groundbreaking work in cosmology and theoretical physics for decades after being told he had only a few years to live. He brought his intimate understanding of the universe to the public in his 1988 bestseller, A Brief History of Time. Soon after, he added pop-culture icon to his accomplishments by playing himself on shows like Star Trek, The Simpsons, and The Big Bang Theory, and becoming an outspoken advocate for disability rights. In Hawking, writer Jim Ottaviani and artist Leland Myrick have crafted an intricate portrait of the great thinker, the public figure, and the man behind both identities.

Remembering Sir J C Bose (Hardcover): D.P.Sen Gupta, Meher H. Engineer, Virginia Anne Shepherd Remembering Sir J C Bose (Hardcover)
D.P.Sen Gupta, Meher H. Engineer, Virginia Anne Shepherd
R1,647 Discovery Miles 16 470 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The year 2008 marks the 150th birth anniversary of Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose who, at a relatively young age, established himself among the ranks of European scientists during the heyday of colonial rule in India. He was one of those great Indian scientists who helped to introduce western science into India. A physicist, a plant electrophysiologist and one of the first few biophysicists in the world, Sir J C Bose was easily 60 years ahead of his time and much of his research that was ignored during his lifetime is now entering the mainstream. As the inventor of millimeter waves and their generation, transmission and reception, and the first to make a solid state diode, he was the first scientist who convincingly demonstrated that plants possess a nervous system of their own and "feel" pain. J C Bose later spent his life's savings to set up the Institute which carries his name in Calcutta and Darjeeling.This book covers Bose's life in colonial India, including the general patriotic environment that pervaded at the time and how he became one of the flag bearers of the Bengal Renaissance. It also examines the scientific achievements of this polymath and his contributions to physics and plant electrophysiology, while highlighting his philosophy of life.

Scientific Autobiography, A: S Chandrasekhar (Paperback): Kameshwar C. Wali Scientific Autobiography, A: S Chandrasekhar (Paperback)
Kameshwar C. Wali
R1,230 Discovery Miles 12 300 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

S Chandrasekhar, popularly known as Chandra, was one of the foremost scientists of the 20th century. The year 2010 marks the birth centenary of Chandra. His unique style of research, inward bound, seeking a personal perspective to master a particular field, and then pass on to another was so unique that it will draw considerable interest and attention among scholars. As Chandra elucidates in the preface, "The various installments describe in detail the evolution of my scientific work during the past forty years and records each investigation, describing the doubts and the successes, the trials and the tribulations. And the parts my various associates and assistants played in the completion of the different investigations are detailed." It is indeed a remarkable and rare document, fascinating to read and experience the joys, frustrations and struggles of a creative mind.

Memoirs of a Caregiver - A Caregiver's Story of Assisting Four Family Members with Alzheimer's Disease (Hardcover):... Memoirs of a Caregiver - A Caregiver's Story of Assisting Four Family Members with Alzheimer's Disease (Hardcover)
Cynthia Young
R692 R620 Discovery Miles 6 200 Save R72 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Alzheimer's is a memory-robbing, debilitating disease that affects millions of Americans. For most families, having just one member afflicted with Alzheimer's disease can be devastating. In her poignant memoir, Cynthia Young shares her story of love and devotion as she learns how to care for four family members stricken with Alzheimer's disease over a ten-year period.

Young narrates a journey filled with laughter, challenges, and sorrow as she commutes from California to Michigan to care for her mother, two aunts, and a cousin. She provides insight into how the disease progresses and gradually destroys the memory and abilities to learn, reason, make sound judgments, communicate, and carry out daily activities. While sharing her personal story and detailing how she overcame each obstacle along the way, Young also teaches other caregivers how to use valuable resources, navigate the court system as a guardian and conservator, handle the Alzheimer's personality, and search for an assisted-living facility.

Memoirs of a Caregiver shares one woman's inspiring story of unconditional love and courage with the hope that it will encourage and empower other caregivers to be diligent, strong, and, most importantly, to never give up.

A portion of the proceeds from this book will be directed to the Alzheimer's Association.

Hamilton Bailey: A Surgeon's Life (Hardcover): Adrian Marston Hamilton Bailey: A Surgeon's Life (Hardcover)
Adrian Marston
R2,738 Discovery Miles 27 380 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Hamilton Bailey was a legendary figure during his lifetime. He is still perceived as a great surgeon, though his fame rests less upon his prowess in the operating theatre than on his qualities as a writer and teacher. His textbooks, although constantly rewritten and updated, still command worldwide sales. Of all those who have ever written about surgery, Bailey is without doubt by far the most widely read. A large, strong man, with an air of self-confidence and authority, he had no difficulty in dominating those around him, but this imposing physique concealed a troubled and fragile mind. There was a family background of mental illness, and an accumulation of stresses and tragedies finally broke him down. What followed represents one of the most remarkable case histories in twentieth-century psychiatry. Originally published in 1999, this biography tells the story of Bailey's extraordinary life, in the light of much fresh evidence and original research.

Searching For The Best Medicine: The Life And Times Of A Doctor And Patient (Hardcover): Arthur Bank Searching For The Best Medicine: The Life And Times Of A Doctor And Patient (Hardcover)
Arthur Bank
R1,325 Discovery Miles 13 250 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book describes the life and times of a physician-scientist over the last half-century. Part One is about the author's struggle with colon cancer and the lessons he learnt from the experience; Part Two is about his life growing up, the pretzel bakery, his family, being educated at Bronx Science, Columbia College, Harvard Medical School, and his medical training at the Boston City Hospital and the NIH. Part Three, the major portion of the book, describes the author's experiences as a practicing physician and hematologist at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center over 40 years. It also presents his views on what it takes to be a good doctor and to practice good medicine. Part Four is about medicine today, the crisis in medical care and in obtaining affordable health insurance in the United States, and potential solutions to these problems. And finally, it also describes the author's views on how changes in America over the past few decades have transformed our society from that of the meritocracy as known in the early days to that of the present society dominated by financial considerations.

Scientific Autobiography, A: S Chandrasekhar (Hardcover): Kameshwar C. Wali Scientific Autobiography, A: S Chandrasekhar (Hardcover)
Kameshwar C. Wali
R2,839 Discovery Miles 28 390 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

S Chandrasekhar, popularly known as Chandra, was one of the foremost scientists of the 20th century. The year 2010 marks the birth centenary of Chandra. His unique style of research, inward bound, seeking a personal perspective to master a particular field, and then pass on to another was so unique that it will draw considerable interest and attention among scholars. As Chandra elucidates in the preface, "The various installments describe in detail the evolution of my scientific work during the past forty years and records each investigation, describing the doubts and the successes, the trials and the tribulations. And the parts my various associates and assistants played in the completion of the different investigations are detailed." It is indeed a remarkable and rare document, fascinating to read and experience the joys, frustrations and struggles of a creative mind.

Riding Rockets - The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut (Paperback): Mike Mullane Riding Rockets - The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut (Paperback)
Mike Mullane 1
R510 R481 Discovery Miles 4 810 Save R29 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Selected as a Mission Specialist in 1978 in the first group of shuttle astronauts, Mike Mullane completed three missions and logged 356 hours aboard the Discovery and Atlantis shuttles. It was a dream come true. As a boy, Mullane could only read about space travel in science fiction, but the launch of Sputnik changed all that. Space flight became a possible dream and Mike Mullane set out to make it come true. In this absorbing memoir, Mullane gives the first-ever look into the often hilarious, sometime volatile dynamics of space shuttle astronauts - a class that included Vietnam War veterans, feminists, and propeller-headed scientists. With unprecedented candour, Mullane describes the chilling fear and unparalleled joy of space flight. As his career centred around the Challenger disaster, Mullane also recounts the heartache of burying his friends and colleagues. And he pulls no punches as he reveals the ins and outs of NASA, frank in his criticisms of the agency. A blast from start to finish, Riding Rockets is a straight-from-the-gut account of what it means to be an astronaut, just in time for this latest generation of stargazers.

Celebration of Life (Hardcover): Colleen Nagle Kisel Celebration of Life (Hardcover)
Colleen Nagle Kisel
R903 Discovery Miles 9 030 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Solomon Carter Fuller - Where My Caravan Has Rested (Paperback): Mary Kaplan Solomon Carter Fuller - Where My Caravan Has Rested (Paperback)
Mary Kaplan
R1,196 Discovery Miles 11 960 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Solomon Carter Fuller: Where My Caravan Has Rested is the documentation of the life and accomplishments of an African American who would not allow racism to quench resolve and commitment to a productive life in medicine and scientific research. Dr. Fuller was born in Africa in 1872, the grandson of American slaves. He was America's first black psychiatrist and one of the first black physicians to hold faculty rank at an American medical school. He was a widely published neuropathologist and a pioneer in Alzheimer's disease research. To provide the reader with some insight into the life experiences that influenced and motivated Dr. Fuller, the book traces his family history from the days of slavery to the 1950s, crossing the North American, African, and European continents. Information obtained from his personal notes and interviews with his family provide a glimpse of the racial oppression that Fuller sought to overcome in both his personal and professional lives. This classic "Horatio Alger" strive and succeed story has important implications for our understanding of American, African, and European culture. Fuller's biography is an important addition to black history and to the history of medicine, not only for its account of a man whose achievements were many, but also for its portrait of what it was like to be black in the days of slavery, during the colonization of Liberia, and as a husband, father, and physician in early 20th century white America.

Einstein - His Life and Universe (Paperback): Walter Isaacson Einstein - His Life and Universe (Paperback)
Walter Isaacson 1
R783 R560 Discovery Miles 5 600 Save R223 (28%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

By the author of the acclaimed bestseller "Benjamin Franklin," this is the first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available.

How did his mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson's biography shows how his scientific imagination sprang from the rebellious nature of his personality. His fascinating story is a testament to the connection between creativity and freedom.

Based on newly released personal letters of Einstein, this book explores how an imaginative, impertinent patent clerk -- a struggling father in a difficult marriage who couldn't get a teaching job or a doctorate -- became the mind reader of the creator of the cosmos, the locksmith of the mysteries of the atom and the universe. His success came from questioning conventional wisdom and marveling at mysteries that struck others as mundane. This led him to embrace a morality and politics based on respect for free minds, free spirits, and free individuals.

These traits are just as vital for this new century of globalization, in which our success will depend on our creativity, as they were for the beginning of the last century, when Einstein helped usher in the modern age.

Science, Utility and Maritime Power - Samuel Bentham in Russia, 1779-91 (Hardcover, New Ed): Roger Morriss Science, Utility and Maritime Power - Samuel Bentham in Russia, 1779-91 (Hardcover, New Ed)
Roger Morriss
R4,638 Discovery Miles 46 380 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

During the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, Samuel Bentham influenced both the technology and the administrative ideas employed in the management of the British navy. His influence stemmed from his passion for science, from his desire to achieve improvements based on a belief in the principle of Utility, and from experience gained over eleven years in Russia, a large part in the service of Catherine the Great and Prince Potemkin. Having travelled extensively throughout the north and south of Russia, Poland and Siberia, he managed Potemkin's industries at Krichev, built fast river galleys, armed the Russian flotilla of small craft at Kherson and served with the flotilla that defeated the Turks in the Black Sea. His main ambition was to open river communication in Siberia and develop trade into the Pacific. However he returned to England and in 1796 became Inspector General of Naval Works, a post in which he fought for innovations in the technology and management of the British royal dockyards. Regarded then by the Navy Board as a dangerous maverick, this book reveals the experiences, creativity and thinking that made him a major figure in British naval development.

We Are the Nerds - The Birth and Tumultuous Life of Reddit, the Internet's Culture Laboratory (Paperback, Library ed.):... We Are the Nerds - The Birth and Tumultuous Life of Reddit, the Internet's Culture Laboratory (Paperback, Library ed.)
Christine Lagorio-Chafkin
R461 Discovery Miles 4 610 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Hidden Valley Road - Inside the Mind of an American Family (Paperback): Robert Kolker Hidden Valley Road - Inside the Mind of an American Family (Paperback)
Robert Kolker
R489 R433 Discovery Miles 4 330 Save R56 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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