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Autobiography (2/- )

The Fellowship

The Fellowship

Author: John Gribbin
Description: The story of the Royal Society and a scientific revolution
Reviewed By: Spinney
Mauve

Mauve

Author: Simon Garfield
Description: The story of William Perkin, the inventor of synthetic dyes.
Reviewed By: Spinney
The Man Who Changed Everything

The Man Who Changed Everything

Author: Basil Mahon
Description: The life of James Clerk Maxwell.
Reviewed By: Spinney
Still Me

Still Me

Author: Christopher Reeve
Description: Autobiography.
Reviewed By: Tam
Galileo - a Life

Galileo - a Life

Author: James Reston Jr.
Description: A biography of Galileo Galilei.
Reviewed By: Spinney
The Autobiography

The Autobiography

Author: Sir Patrick Moore
Description: In his own inimitable words. (Previously published as 80 Not Out)
Reviewed By: Tam
Nightingales:  Florence and her Family

Nightingales: Florence and her Family

Author: Gillian Gill
Description: Biography and contextual study of Florence Nightingale.
Reviewed By: Tam
The Dinosaur Hunters

The Dinosaur Hunters

Author: Deborah Cadbury
Description: The story of the rivalry between Gideon Mantell and Richard Owen, over the interpretation of fossil dinosaur bones.
Reviewed By: Spinney
Wegener's Jigsaw

Wegener's Jigsaw

Author: Clare Dudman
Description: The Story of Alfred Wegener - who suggested the theory of continental drift.
Reviewed By: Spinney
The Father of Forensics

The Father of Forensics

Author: Colin Evans
Description: Biography of Sir Bernard Spilsbury.
Reviewed By: Tam
Leonardo - The First Scientist

Leonardo - The First Scientist

Author: Michael White
Description: A biography of Leonardo da Vinci
Reviewed By: Spinney
The Lighthouse Stevensons

The Lighthouse Stevensons

Author: Bella Bathurst
Description: The story of the Scottish family responsible for building many of the lighthouses around the coast of Scotland.
Reviewed By: Spinney
The Map That Changed the World

The Map That Changed the World

Author: Simon Winchester
Description: The tale of William Smith and the Birth of a Science
Reviewed By: Spinney
Revolutions in the Earth

Revolutions in the Earth

Author: Stephen Baxter
Description: The life of James Hutton and the revolution in geology that he started.
Reviewed By: Spinney
Robert Hooke

Robert Hooke

Author: Lisa Jardine
Description: A biography of Robert Hooke
Reviewed By: Spinney
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