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Chemistry World
January 2011 |
Elements of inspiration Unerring in her enquiry and not afraid of hard work, Marie Curie set a shining example for generations of scientists. Bill Griffiths explores the life of a chemical heroine   |
Chemistry World
January 2011 |
Column: The crucible Dutch Nobel laureate Peter Debye has been branded a Nazi collaborator, but the historical facts may permit several interpretations |
The Motley Fool
December 28, 2010
Wolfgang Gruener |
25 Historic Technology Predictions A look back at some of the worst tech-related calls ever. |
HBS Working Knowledge
December 20, 2010
Sarah Jane Gilbert |
Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround In their new book, The Big Ditch, Harvard Business School professor Noel Maurer and economic historian Carlos Yu discuss the complicated history of the Panama Canal. |
TIME Europe
November 28, 2010
Lev Grossman |
The Man Who Couldn't Stop Running Louis Zamperini's life is the subject of a new book by Laura Hillenbrand, who also wrote Seabiscuit, the story of another great racer of the 1930s. Zamperini's story had a terrible second act as a POW in Japan. |
TIME Europe
November 21, 2010
Mary Pols |
Stacey Schiff's Cleopatra: A Woman of Substance In "Cleopatra: A Life," Stacy Schiff makes a convincing case against the traditional, male-chauvinist take on Cleopatra as a power-hungry seductress. |
TIME Asia
November 29, 2010
Shashi Tharoor |
The Ugly Briton Madhusree Mukerjee's new book, Churchill's Secret War, reveals a side of Winston Churchill largely ignored in the West and considerably tarnishes his heroic sheen. |
TIME Europe
November 22, 2010
Michael Elliott |
The Skimmer When Tony Judt, author of The Memory Chalet, died in August, the world lost not only a great historian and practitioner of engaging argument but also a man with a fine pen and a keen eye. |
The Motley Fool
November 5, 2010
Morgan Housel |
5 Books You've Got to Read Here are highly recommended books on business strategy for today and for the future that everybody can gain from. Also included are books on the history of the Great Depression and Prohibition. |
Fast Company
November 2010
Suzy Evans |
The Progression of Air Travel Highlights from the history of air travel. |
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