John Sulston Livres

The eccentric story of one of the most bizarre marriages in the history of British business: the invention of the world's first office computer and the Lyons Teashop.

Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin (1910-1994) was passionate in her quest to understand the molecules of the living body and renowned for her important work on penicillin, vitamin B12 and insulin.She won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1964 for her work on penicillin and Vitamin B12, and her study of insulin made her a pioneer in protein crystallography. Fully engaged with the political and social currents of her time, Hodgkin experienced radical change in women's education, the globalisation of science, relationships between East and West, and international initiatives for peace

John Sulston was director of the Sanger Centre in Cambridge from 1993 to 2000. There he led the British arm of the international team selected to map the entire human DNA sequence, a feat that was pulled off in record time by an extraordinary collaboration of scientists. Despite innumerable setbacks and challenges from outside competitors, the ultimate success of the project can be attributed in large part to John Sulston's own determination, passion and scientific excellence.

A behind-the-scenes account of a new building's commissioning and creation. This is Required reading for architecture students and commissioners of new buildings. It is illustrated throughout with full-colour photographs and design graphics,including stunning full-page photographs of the finished building.

-First ever account of a discreet but highly influential charity -Published to coincide with the charity's 50th anniversary, by which time Gatsby will have donated over £1bn to charitable activities -Gatsby is involved in a vast range of social and scientific endeavors, yet many have never heard of it On 17 March 1965 the 26-year-old David Sainsbury wrote out a cheque for £5 and established the trust which would become the Gatsby Charitable Foundation. Gatsby's purpose was ambitious - to make the world a better place by taking on some of the social, economic and scientific challenges that face humanity. In recent years, Gatsby has spent around £50m annually on charitable activities, and by its 50th anniversary in 2017 it will have spent over £1bn on programs that range from reducing poverty in Africa to raising the standard of technical education, investigating how plants fight disease, and finding out how the brain works. But despite Gatsby's wide reach and the level of its donations, it has always functioned discreetly and out of the public eye. Georgina Ferry's in-depth account reveals its achievements and invites us to question how the super-rich - and even the moderately affluent - might spend their money more wisely and for the common good.