Scottish Firsts: Innovation and Achievement
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| Rating | : | 4.35 (550 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1851580603 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 104 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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Here, too, is everything from sports firsts to the world’s most extreme environments where Scots have left their mark. It tells the stories of Scotland’s heroes, famous and unsung, from William Murdoch, inventor of gas lighting, to Ian Donald, whose prototype of the pregnancy scanner included a contraceptive sheath. . From the Publisher What would the world be like without the phone, the fax, or television? How would it have developed without steam power or the oil industry? Could we survive without penicillin or antiseptic surgery? From Napier’s bones to Dolly the sheep, Scottish Firsts marks the amazing achievements of a small country whose influence has helped shape the modern world
. A graduate of St Andrews University in modern history, Elspeth Wills spent her career in research and information, running her own business for 12 years before becoming a freelance exhibition developer, scriptwriter and author. She has always been fascinated by the inventiveness of her fellow Scots, both famous and ob
Here, too, is everything from sports firsts to the world’s most extreme environments where Scots have left their mark.. It tells the stories of Scotland’s heroes, famous and unsung, from William Murdoch, inventor of gas lighting, to Ian Donald, whose prototype of the pregnancy scanner included a contraceptive sheath. What would the world be like without the phone, the fax, or television? How would it have developed without steam power or the oil industry? Could we survive without penicillin or antiseptic surgery? From Napier’s bones to Dolly the sheep, Scottish Firsts marks the amazing achievements of a small country whose influence has helped shape the modern world
"Five Stars" according to Amazon Customer. It was fine. Willie H Gould said Proud to be a Scot. It is great to be able to read about my amazing people in one book rather than try to track things down from several locations.