Francis Galton and eugenics

Francis Galton and eugenics

—The biography of Charles Darwin’s cousin allows ‘uncomfortable’ episodes in the history of biology to be explored.—   Francis Galton (1822-1911) was a multifaceted author, a polymatist who wrote on many topics, including meteorology, anthropology,...
Life science

Life science

—A journey through the origins of biology as a scientific discipline beyond myths and ‘founding fathers’.—   Throughout the nineteenth century, there was an entire series of events that hastened the establishment of biology as an academic discipline....
Wellcome to Sabers en acció

Wellcome to Sabers en acció

Wellcome to Sabers en acció (Knowledge(s) in Action), your online multi-linguistic textbook on the history of science, technology and medicine. Knowledge(s) in Action is new journey through the history of science, technology and medicine based on the latest...