The Beijing to Paris Motor Race
Richard Cavendish describes the motor race to Paris which set off from Beijing on June 10th, 1907.
Science & Technology
The Dark Side of the Moon
John Kennedy’s commitment to put a man on the Moon in the 1960s is often quoted as an inspired civic vision. Gerard DeGroot sees the reality somewhat differently.
Birth of Edmond Halley
The astronomer was born on November 8th 1656.
Stink Vessels
Charles Stephenson introduces a plan for chemical warfare in the Napoleonic navy, devised by Thomas Cochrane, Lord Dundonald, the model for Patrick O’Brien’s Jack Aubrey.
History on TV
Craig Thompson, Executive Producer, World Congress of History Producers announces this year’s Congress produced in association with History Today.
Faces of Science
Ludmilla Jordanova looks at the ways in which scientists presented themselves and their activities to the public through art, and considers how this reflects on the public presentation of history.
Universal Projects for the Universal Man
The artist, scientist, botanist, anatomist, engineer, inventor and all-round genius Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) used paper in a unique way.
Birth of Isambard Kingdom Brunel
The great Victorian engineer was born on 9th April, 1806.
Albert Einstein, the Maestro of Time
Patricia Fara marks two significant Einstein anniversaries and points out some contradictions in the reputation of this great scientific hero.
Alan Turing: Codebreaker and Computer Pioneer
B.J. Copeland and Diane Proudfoot recall the contribution to the war effort in 1939-45 of the British computer scientist.