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A monograph on Fox Talbot, universally recognised as the father of modern photography.

Born in a remote part of Britain, James Brindley received little or no education. Yet he rose to be consulted and admired by the highest in the land. His first achievements were in harnessing wind and water to grind corn, to grind flints needed in the pottery industry, and to drain mines. This book looks at his life and work.

William Richard Morris, Lord Nuffield, an astute businessman and mechanic, produced the first small economical car to be produced in large numbers. His special talent enabled him to contain the right parts and to assemble them, and so the first Morris Oxford car appeared in 1913.

Chapter by chapter, this text offers a comprehensive explanation of the key mathematical principles used when studying life sciences. Each chapter explains basic to progressively more complex maths, with working examples throughout.

Presents various aspects of chemistry that developing life scientists need to understand biochemical and biomedical research. This book contains chapters on: Water, covering the mole concept and colloids; Gases, discussing pressure, gas laws, partial pressure, solubility of gases, and diffusion; and, Metals in biology.