Títulos en Profesionales y académicos

The Curie name is without question a household name in the world of science, and even those unfamiliar with radiation have heard of Marie, the matriarch of the prodigious family, and the multiple glass ceilings she shattered with her literally radioactive findings. While this recognition is certainly well-deserved, many have neglected to acknowledge the momentous contributions made by her colleague and husband, Pierre.

I started making a list in my diary entitled “Things I Have Been Silent About.” Under it I wrote: “Falling in Love in Tehran. Going to Parties in Tehran. Watching the Marx Brothers in Tehran. Reading Lolita in Tehran.” I wrote about repressive laws and executions, about public and...

In the most authoritative book ever written about Apollo, David Whitehouse reveals the true drama behind the mission, telling the story in the words of those who took part - based around exclusive interviews with the key players. This enthralling book takes us from the early rocket pioneers to the shock America received from the Soviets' launch of the first satellite, Sputnik; from the race to put the first person into space, through President Kennedy's enthusiasm and later doubts, to the astronauts' intense competition to leave the first footprint.

Bob Proctor, a star of the hit movie The Secret, is widely considered to be one of the greatest speakers in the world on the topic of prosperity. He has focused 40 years of his life around helping people create thriving lives, including spiritual awareness and rewarding relationships. Internationally know for his inspirational and motivational style, Bob has an incredible ability to help people get to the bottom of themselves and what it is they really want.

Fue un político, estadista e ideólogo chino. Primer presidente de la República de China y fundador del Kuomintang, es considerado tanto en la República Popular China como en la actual República de China (Taiwán) como el padre de la China moderna.

El pionero del espacio. Paulet, considerado el padre de la cohetería moderna, fue un ingeniero y estadista peruano que inventó el motor impulsado con combustible líquido (1895) y el primer sistema moderno de propulsión de cohetes (1900). Sus avances en la astronáutica permitieron a otros científicos seguir el camino que llevaría décadas después, a la carrera especial.

Separating fiction from fact, award-winning author Daniel Alef, tells the true story of Zuckerberg's meteoric rise and his indelible mark on the evolution of American culture through social networking and now advertising. The curly-haired wunderkind rubs elbows with Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Rupert Murdoch, Donald Graham, and other prominent players in today's business, technological, and media world and is an emerging philanthropist.

Il nome di Guglielmo Marconi - in tutto il mondo - è innegabilmente legato a quello della radio, tecnologia di comunicazione di massa senza fili di cui lo si ritiene uno degli inventori. Marconi fu anche e principalmente un grande imprenditore che fondò importanti aziende di telecomunicazioni grazie alle quali poté sviluppare i suoi più famosi progetti di ingegneria. Visse svariati anni all'estero, soprattutto in Inghilterra, e viaggiò moltissimo tra vecchio e nuovo continente; svolse un ruolo importantissimo durante l'emergenza dei naufraghi della grande tragedia del Titanic.

An insightful account of Satya Nadella - the man and the professional - and what his appointment as the third CEO of Microsoft means for the future of the tech industry. Engaging and informative, this account of the most-watched man of the moment in the IT business arena and the company he leads will enlighten as much as it will inspire.

On July 22, 2009, a special meeting was held with 24 leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health to discuss early findings that a newly discovered retrovirus was linked to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), prostate cancer, lymphoma, and eventually neurodevelopmental disorders in children. When Dr. Judy Mikovits finished her presentation the room was silent for a moment, then one of the scientists said, "Oh my God!" The resulting investigation would be like no other in science.

“Sam, could you do me a favor?” Thus begins a story that has now become part of America's true-crime hall of fame. It is a gory, grotesque tale befitting a Stephen King novel. It is also a David and Goliath saga - the story of a young lawyer fresh from the public defender's office whose first client in private practice turns out to be the worst serial killer in our nation's history. This is a gripping true crime narrative that reenacts the gruesome killings and the famous trial that shocked a nation.

When the Nazis invaded Hungary in 1944, they sent virtually the entire Jewish population to Auschwitz. A Jew and a medical doctor, the prisoner Dr. Miklos Nyiszli was spared death for a grimmer fate: to perform "scientific research" on his fellow inmates under the supervision of the man who became known as the infamous "Angel of Death" - Dr. Josef Mengele. Nyiszli was named Mengele's personal research pathologist. In that capacity he also served as physician to the Sonderkommando, the Jewish prisoners who worked exclusively in the crematoriums and were routinely executed after four months.

JFK's Secret Doctor tells a thrilling story of adventure and a historic medical career. Set against the grand panorama of 20th century world events, it captures the remarkable life and spirit of climber and medical visionary Hans Kraus (1905–1996). Kraus was taught English by writer James Joyce, escaped Nazi-dominated Europe, and was JFK's secret back specialist.

Nikola Tesla był niedocenionym za życia geniuszem elektrotechniki - jednym z najwybitniejszych umysłów nowożytnego świata, autorem ponad 300 patentów i twórcą przeszło 120 wynalazków, które przyczyniły się do dynamicznego rozwoju inżynierii elektrycznej i innych gałęzi nauki w XX wieku. Bez niego nieznane byłyby m.in. elektrownie wodne, prąd zmienny, prądnica, pilot do telewizora, roboty przemysłowe ani radio. Jego życie kryje również wiele tajemnic.

A "pacy, smartly reported" (Financial Times) account of the historic quest to rekindle the human exploration and colonization of space led by two rival billionaires The Space Barons is the story of a group of billionaire entrepreneurs who are pouring their fortunes into the epic resurrection of...

I started making a list in my diary entitled “Things I Have Been Silent About.” Under it I wrote: “Falling in Love in Tehran. Going to Parties in Tehran. Watching the Marx Brothers in Tehran. Reading Lolita in Tehran.” I wrote about repressive laws and executions, about public and...

After being diagnosed with terminal cancer, a professor shares the lessons he's learned—about living in the present, building a legacy, and taking full advantage of the time you have—in this life-changing classic. "We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand." —Randy...

“It is possible to invent a single machine which can be used to compute any computable sequence,” twenty-four-year-old Alan Turing announced in 1936. In Turing’s Cathedral, George Dyson focuses on a small group of men and women, led by John von Neumann at the Institute for Advanced Study...

A partir del momento en que Einstein publicó, en 1905 y 1917, sus revolucionarios trabajos sobre su teoría de la relatividad, la visión que el ser humano tenía del mundo y del universo cambió para siempre. Einstein y la relatividad presenta una instantánea brillante de la vida y la obra de...

This audiobook is a collection of a hundred quotes chosen among the most representative of his great works, so that the listener can easily familiarize himself with the thought of one of the greatest European thinkers.