Time Machine
1962: Rachel Carson broke the silence on a 'killer'
With her explosive 1962 book damning DDT, Rachel Carson launched the global environmental movement.
Lifesaver doctor gave a shock to the system
Heart surgeon Claude Beck pioneered the electric defibrillation technique.
The science secrets from a boy king's tomb
How science and technology helped reconstruct aspects of King Tutankhamun's life.
He revealed bitter truths about sugar
In his time, nutritionist John Yudkin's views on the hazards of sugar were derided; they have since secured new life.
The Intel chip that re-engineered the world
The 4004, the world's first microprocessor, has kept the gears of computer technology grinding.
