By Adam Hart-Davis.

An A-to-Z of Science and Technology Heros

A

Richard Arkwright, Cotton King;

B

Henry Bessemer, Man of Steel;

C

Thomas Challoner, Alum Alumnus; Thomas Crapper, Fact and Fiction;

D

John Dalton, Colour-Blind Atom Scientist;

...watch this space!...

M

John Michell, Holey Brilliant; Rev Henry Moule and the Earth Closet;

W

Dr William Withering, Drug-pushing Lunatic Hero.