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The Last Cambridge Spy
- John Cairncross, Bletchley Codebreaker and Soviet Double Agent
- By: Chris Smith
- Narrated by: Jot Davies
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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John Cairncross was among the most damaging spies of the 20th century. A member of the infamous Cambridge spy ring, he leaked highly sensitive documents from Bletchley Park, MI6, and the Treasury to the Soviet Union...Based on newly released archival materials, this biography will be the first to cover the life and espionage of this singularly important spy.
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- By Stephen Timms on 27-05-24
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The Last Cambridge Spy
- John Cairncross, Bletchley Codebreaker and Soviet Double Agent
- Narrated by: Jot Davies
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 16-05-19
- Language: English
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Scientists Who Changed History
- By: DK
- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Delve into the lives, inspirations, motivations and achievements of the greatest scientists in the world and through all time. Explore the stories of more than 85 of the world's most inspirational and influential scientists with this innovative and bold book of biographies. From mathematicians to meteorologists, geologists to geneticists, each scientist is presented through a combination of stimulating words.
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Great listen
- By Anonymous on 18-09-23
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Scientists Who Changed History
- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 19-11-20
- Language: English
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Planting the World
- Joseph Banks and his Collectors: An Adventurous History of Botany
- By: Jordan Goodman
- Narrated by: Paul Hilliar
- Length: 14 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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‘Based on meticulous research in original sources … Goodman illustrates vividly how adept [Banks] was … Shining a light on individuals whose achievements are relatively uncelebrated’ Jenny Uglow, New York Review of Books A bold new history of how botany and global plant collecting –...
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Very monotonous
- By Mrs. Aster L. Sadler on 25-10-20
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Planting the World
- Joseph Banks and his Collectors: An Adventurous History of Botany
- Narrated by: Paul Hilliar
- Length: 14 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 06-08-20
- Language: English
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Breaking Twitter
- Elon Musk and the Most Controversial Corporate Takeover in History
- By: Ben Mezrich
- Narrated by: Will Collyer
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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New York Times bestselling author Ben Mezrich pulls back the curtain on the most volatile, complex, and bizarre corporate takeover in history: Elon Musk’s acquisition and subsequent occupation of Twitter. ‘An excitable, high-octane account’ – Independent In October 2022, Elon Musk...
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Breaking Twitter
- Elon Musk and the Most Controversial Corporate Takeover in History
- Narrated by: Will Collyer
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 09-11-23
- Language: English
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Isaac Newton: A Life from Beginning to End
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Mark Rossman
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Isaac Newton seemed to be a most unwanted child of the world. Ignored by his mother, scorned by contemporaries, seemingly at war with the world in which he lived, Newton turned his energies to things unseen. His laws of motion and law of universal gravitation would set the stage for a most extraordinary life. Follow along as you travel from a rugged stone farmhouse to Trinity College, Cambridge to the halls of London exhibitions where Newton found himself the celebrity of the age. Looking back on Aristotle, and inspired by all that Galileo had brought the world, Newton made his life work much of what is heralded as the modern age. He saw what no one else did, and his vision saw into the universe. See how he did it, and why.
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good listen
- By Anonymous on 16-12-20
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Isaac Newton: A Life from Beginning to End
- Narrated by: Mark Rossman
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
- Release date: 06-11-17
- Language: English
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The Polymath
- A Cultural History from Leonardo da Vinci to Susan Sontag
- By: Peter Burke
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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From Leonardo Da Vinci to John Dee and Comenius, from George Eliot to Oliver Sacks and Susan Sontag, polymaths have moved the frontiers of knowledge in countless ways. But history can be unkind to scholars with such encyclopaedic interests. All too often these individuals are remembered for just one part of their valuable achievements. In this engaging, erudite account, renowned cultural historian Peter Burke argues for a more rounded view.
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The Polymath
- A Cultural History from Leonardo da Vinci to Susan Sontag
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 08-09-20
- Language: English
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In Our Time: 25 Pioneers in the History of Science
- A BBC Radio 4 Collection
- By: Melvyn Bragg
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg
- Length: 20 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss 25 scientific pioneers who have shaped the development of science over 500 years.
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In Our Time: 25 Pioneers in the History of Science
- A BBC Radio 4 Collection
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg
- Series: In Our Time
- Length: 20 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 16-03-23
- Language: English
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Into That Silent Sea: Trailblazers of the Space Era, 1961-1965
- By: Francis French, Colin Burgess
- Narrated by: John Gagnepain
- Length: 18 hrs
- Unabridged
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It was a time of bold new technology, historic moments, and international jousting on the final frontier. But it was also a time of human drama, of moments less public but no less dramatic in the lives of those who made the golden age of space flight happen. These are the moments and the lives that Into That Silent Sea captures, a book that tells the intimate stories of the men and women, American and Russian, who made the space race their own and gave the era its compelling character.
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Very informative and engaging
- By A. DONALDSON on 26-09-18
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Into That Silent Sea: Trailblazers of the Space Era, 1961-1965
- Narrated by: John Gagnepain
- Series: Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight
- Length: 18 hrs
- Release date: 07-04-16
- Language: English
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The Ultimate Engineer
- The Remarkable Life of NASA's Visionary Leader George M. Low
- By: Richard Jurek, Gerald D. Griffin - foreword
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Described as the "ultimate engineer" during his career at NASA, George M. Low was a visionary architect and leader from the agency's inception in 1958 to his retirement in 1976. As chief of manned spaceflight at NASA, Low was instrumental in the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs. Low's pioneering work paved the way for President Kennedy's decision to make a lunar landing NASA's primary goal in the 1960s.
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A Little Mundane
- By Neil on 19-03-24
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The Ultimate Engineer
- The Remarkable Life of NASA's Visionary Leader George M. Low
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Series: Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 12-05-20
- Language: English
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James Clerk Maxwell: A Life from Beginning to End
- Scottish History, Book 4
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Matthew J. Chandler-Smith
- Length: 55 mins
- Unabridged
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James Clerk Maxwell was a brilliant mathematician and scientist, but his impact on this world goes even deeper than that. Maxwell singlehandedly overturned what was believed to be fact with a whole new outlook on fundamental aspects of the universe. Maxwell is often credited as one of the first pioneers of quantum physics and rightly so....
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James Clerk Maxwell: A Life from Beginning to End
- Scottish History, Book 4
- Narrated by: Matthew J. Chandler-Smith
- Series: Scottish History
- Length: 55 mins
- Release date: 28-10-19
- Language: English
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The Players Ball
- A Genius, a Con Man, and the Secret History of the Internet's Rise
- By: David Kushner
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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“An engrossing microcosm of the internet’s Wild West years” (Kirkus Reviews), award-winning journalist David Kushner tells the incredible battle between the founder of Match.com and the con man who swindled him out of the website Sex.com, resulting in an all-out war for control for what...
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The Players Ball
- A Genius, a Con Man, and the Secret History of the Internet's Rise
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 09-04-19
- Language: English
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John Snow and the Cholera Epidemic of 1854
- The History of the Outbreak and Its Impact on Public Health Measures
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Plague and pestilence have both fascinated and terrified humanity from the very beginning. Societies and individuals have struggled to make sense of them, and more importantly, they’ve often struggled to avoid them. Before the scientific age, people had no knowledge of the microbiological agents - unseen bacteria and viruses - which afflicted them, and thus, the maladies were often ascribed to wrathful supernatural forces.
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John Snow and the Cholera Epidemic of 1854
- The History of the Outbreak and Its Impact on Public Health Measures
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 41 mins
- Release date: 22-05-20
- Language: English
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Nikola Tesla: A Life from Beginning to End
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Bridger Conklin
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Nikola Tesla was a major figure in the world in which he lived. As the 19th century gave way to the 20th, it was Tesla who would contribute to some of the world's most amazing inventions. It was Tesla's theories, patents, and experiments that would pave the way for the digital, wireless world we are so familiar with today. Tesla didn't enjoy the high honors bestowed on so many of his contemporaries, yet he enjoyed the power of knowing that it was his inventions that were powering the world, literally.
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Short and informative
- By Emmett96 on 23-03-20
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Nikola Tesla: A Life from Beginning to End
- Narrated by: Bridger Conklin
- Series: Biographies of Inventors
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
- Release date: 07-12-17
- Language: English
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Oppenheimer
- The Man Who Developed the Atomic Bomb, Ignited the Nuclear Age, and Grappled With the Weight of His Creation
- By: Hourglass History, Julian Pembroke
- Narrated by: Andrew Robert Wilcox
- Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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A timely reflection in the midst of an increasingly nuclear age, this book offers a sobering look at the implications of scientific advancement and our shared future. It is an essential listen for anyone interested in the complexities of history, science, or the delicate dance between human achievement and moral introspection.
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This audiobook is really good!
- By John Baeza on 17-08-23
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Oppenheimer
- The Man Who Developed the Atomic Bomb, Ignited the Nuclear Age, and Grappled With the Weight of His Creation
- Narrated by: Andrew Robert Wilcox
- Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 16-08-23
- Language: English
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George Stephenson: A Life from Beginning to End
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: William Irvine
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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George Stephenson is one of the world’s most famous engineers. His pioneering work on steam-powered locomotion would supercharge the industrial revolution in the United Kingdom and help bring about the heyday of the British Empire.
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George Stephenson: A Life from Beginning to End
- Narrated by: William Irvine
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
- Release date: 14-12-17
- Language: English
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Hypatia of Alexandria
- The Legendary Women of World History, Book 8
- By: Laurel A. Rockefeller
- Narrated by: Richard Mann
- Length: 1 hr and 40 mins
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Born in 355 CE in the aftermath of Constantine's reign, Hypatia of Alexandria lived in a collapsing Roman Empire - a world where obedience to religious authorities trumped science, where reason and logic threatened the new world order. It was a world on the edge of the Dark Ages, a world deciding the question of science verses religion, freedom verses orthodoxy, tolerance verses hate.
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Great histroy lesson
- By Sandra B on 29-06-20
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Hypatia of Alexandria
- The Legendary Women of World History, Book 8
- Narrated by: Richard Mann
- Series: The Legendary Women of World History, Book 8
- Length: 1 hr and 40 mins
- Release date: 24-06-20
- Language: English
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The Telephone
- A New History
- By: James Gleick
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 12 hrs
- Unabridged
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From the New York Times bestselling author, a thrilling history of the telephone and how we fell in and out of love with a technology that changed not just the world, but changed us. 'Charts our distance-compressing, time-shifting telephonic adventure with exceptional brio and subtlety' –...
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The Telephone
- A New History
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 12 hrs
- Release date: 21-01-27
- Language: English
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Nikola Tesla: A Captivating Guide to the Life of a Genius Inventor
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Duke Holm
- Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Obsessive, brilliant, and tortured, Nikola Tesla was lauded for his invention of the alternating current (AC) and other significant contributions to science. His claim that “harnessing the forces of nature was the only worthwhile scientific endeavor" both impressed and enraged the scientific community. Eventually his peers could no longer dismiss his eccentricities and began to view him as a crackpot - a potentially dangerous one.
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An Historian, an inventor.
- By Joe Cranston on 04-12-17
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Nikola Tesla: A Captivating Guide to the Life of a Genius Inventor
- Narrated by: Duke Holm
- Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
- Release date: 02-11-17
- Language: English
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The Huxleys
- An Intimate History of Evolution
- By: Alison Bashford
- Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon
- Length: 17 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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This momentous biography tells the story of the Huxleys: the Victorian natural historian T. H. Huxley ("Darwin's Bulldog") and his grandson, the scientist, conservationist, and zoologist Julian Huxley.
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The Huxleys
- An Intimate History of Evolution
- Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon
- Length: 17 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 14-11-23
- Language: English
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The Queens of Animation
- The Untold Story of the Women Who Transformed the World of Disney and Made Cinematic History
- By: Nathalia Holt
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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From the bestselling author of Rise of the Rocket Girls, the untold story of the women of Walt Disney Studios, who shaped the iconic films that have enthralled generations. From Snow White to Moana, from Pinocchio to Frozen, the animated films of Walt Disney Studios have moved and entertained...
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❤️
- By L Meredith on 02-05-21
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The Queens of Animation
- The Untold Story of the Women Who Transformed the World of Disney and Made Cinematic History
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 22-10-19
- Language: English
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