Science & Technology

Richard Pflederer on the technological and cartographical advances of the early modern naval powers of Holland and England

Babbage’s Difference Engine and the mechanical pre-history of computing.

The story of Michael Faraday, the genius of electricity, is very much a classic tale of the rise from obscure origins to scientific eminence. But as Frank James notes, an important chapter was the commercial work Faraday did for the army and navy in order to secure his freedom to pursue pure research.

Jeffrey Grey on how computers are profiling Australia's First World War combatants

'Brothels on wheels' thundered the moralists but Peter Ling argues the advent of mass motoring in the 1920s was only one of the changes in social and group relationships that made easier the pursuit of carnal desire.

In the light of genetic engineering today, Nicholas Russell explores how the thoroughbred racehorse has changed in history.

Ian Seymour looks at the involvement of Elizabeth I's astrologer in matters of state, and his diplomatic intrigues on the Continent on the eve of the Armada.

Annette Bingham reports on an environmental project in Sri Lanka.

Not just 'the Comet man' - Halley's achievements as a polymath testify to the breadth and vigour of English scientific enquiry and experiment in the years after 1660.

Mark Kishlansky discusses the change for historians with the ever increasing use of computers.