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Drawing on 40 years of research and a treasure trove of new information, Tesla: Wizard at War provides a comprehensive view of Tesla's discoveries, which continue to influence today's military technology and diplomatic strategies. One of the world's leading Tesla experts, Marc J. Seifer, offers new insight into the brilliant scientist's particle beam weapon (aka the "Death Ray") and explores his military negotiations with pivotal historical figures - including his links to Joseph Stalin, Vannevar Bush, General Andrew McNaughton, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. 

Von Walter Isaacson, dem Autor des Millionenbestsellers über Steve Jobs: Die ultimative und hochaktuelle Biografie über Elon Musk, den faszinierendsten und umstrittensten Innovator unserer Zeit. Heute gilt Elon Musk als Visionär, der sich über alle Regeln hinwegsetzt und der unsere Welt ins Zeitalter der Elektromobilität, der privaten Weltraumfahrt und der künstlichen Intelligenz geführt hat. Dabei waren seine Anfänge weitaus bescheidener.

The Headache Godfather traces the life of Seymour Diamond, MD, who was born in 1925, the son of Jewish immigrants from Ukraine and Slovakia, in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Diamond revolutionized the practice of headache as a medical specialty when he opened the United States' first private headache practice, the Diamond Headache Clinic, in 1974. It quickly became a headache haven for sufferers from around the world.

Over his four-decade career, Sid Meier has produced some of the world's most popular video games, including Sid Meier's Civilization, which has sold more than 51 million units worldwide and accumulated more than one billion hours of play. Sid Meier's Memoir! is the story of an obsessive young computer enthusiast who helped launch a multibillion-dollar industry. 

Separating fiction from fact, award-winning author Daniel Alef, tells the true story of Zuckerberg's meteoric rise and his indelible mark on the evolution of American culture through social networking and now advertising. The curly-haired wunderkind rubs elbows with Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Rupert Murdoch, Donald Graham, and other prominent players in today's business, technological, and media world and is an emerging philanthropist.

THE STORY OF A HEALER AND THE WORLD'S LARGEST CHAIN OF HOMEOPATHY CLINICS If you think of homeopathy in India, one name springs to mind-Dr Batra's(R). From humble beginnings with a clinic in Chowpatty, Bombay in 1982, Dr Mukesh Batra put homeopathy on the world map by starting over 200 clinics...

Widely considered the greatest genius of all time, Albert Einstein revolutionised our understanding of the cosmos with his general theory of relativity and helped to lead us into the atomic age. Yet in the final decades of his life he was also ignored by most working scientists, his ideas...

From his unassuming beginnings as a curious young computer enthusiast to his meteoric rise as the co-founder of Microsoft and one of the wealthiest individuals in the world, Bill Gates's journey is a testament to the power of innovation, vision, and determination.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss 25 scientific pioneers who have shaped the development of science over 500 years 'Exemplifies what Radio 4 is all about, and what makes it world class' The Guardian One of the bedrocks of Radio 4, In Our Time has entertained and fascinated millions of listeners...

Charles Darwin: the man who discovered evolution? The man who killed off God? Or a flawed man of his age, part genius, part ruthless careerist who would not acknowledge his debts to other thinkers? In this bold new life - the first single volume biography in twenty-five years - A. N. Wilson, the...

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE directed by Marjane Sartrapi, starring Rosamund Pike and Sam Riley. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINIALIST. ""Vivid and ethereal."" —New York Times “Radioactive is quite unlike any book I have ever read—part history, part love story, part art work and all parts...

Shortlisted for the BSHS Hughes Prize What if Isaac Newton had never lived? Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley, whose place in history has been overshadowed by the giant figure of Newton, were pioneering scientists within their own right, and instrumental in establishing the Royal Society. Whilst...

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当物理天才掌握足以毁灭世界的极致武力，他不仅终结了二战，也把自己推向了冷战政治绞肉机的深渊。这是一段交织着科学狂热与权力倾轧的沉重历史，将带你重返曼哈顿计划的惊涛骇浪。在巨变时代中，一位纯粹的学者被...

当一位天才物理学家将终极毁灭武器交入人类手中，他在改写二战战局的同时，也永远跌入了无法挣脱的伦理困境与历史深渊。站在洛斯阿拉莫斯荒原的狂风中，这位深陷内心冲突的科学家既要对抗法西斯的致命威胁，又要承...

Ontdek hoe bittere rivaliteit en onvermoeibare innovatie de mensheid leerden vliegen in deze historische biografie. Dit waargebeurde verhaal biedt een nuchtere, maar uiterst inspirerende luisterervaring, ideaal om tijdens je dagelijkse woon-werkverkeer helemaal in op te gaan. Terwijl je gefocust...

Duik in een historische biografie van de rebelse wetenschapper die vocht tegen dogma's tijdens donkere wereldoorlogen. Perfect voor een inspirerende luistersessie tijdens het dagelijkse woon-werkverkeer, waarbij grootse theorieën en intieme persoonlijke drama's naadloos samensmelten. Ervaar de...

轰动世界的首次动力飞行并非源于天才的灵光一闪，而是两个普通自行车技工在无尽试错与残酷商业竞争中死磕出来的技术奇迹。当全世界都在仰望苍穹、试图破解飞行的秘密时，这对固执的兄弟正窝在狭小的车间里，在压力...

在僵化的教育体制与迷茫的职场低谷中，一个拒绝迎合权威的叛逆青年，仅凭纯粹的好奇心与独立思考，彻底颠覆了人类的宇宙观。对于每一个在内卷社会中感到疲惫、渴望寻找人生方向的听众而言，这是一场极具共鸣的自我...

在家庭压力与经济困境的夹击下，一个出身低微的印刷学徒凭借极致的自律与自我教育，完成了从帝国忠臣到开国政治家的惊天蜕变。抛开高高在上的伟人神话，这段以第一人称娓娓道来的历史传记，带你沉浸式体验十八世纪...