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The Forgotten Australians Collection Book One by Livingstone Publishing: Scientists, Inventors & Visionaries Who Helped Change Australia and the World
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Series: The Forgotten Australians Collection
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Publisher: Independently Published
Pages: 106
Weight: 0.34
Height: 0.22 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
What if some of Australia's most remarkable people are the ones we've almost forgotten?
Behind the familiar names of Australian history are extraordinary men and women whose ideas, discoveries and determination changed lives-not only in Australia, but around the world.
Forgotten Australians: Scientists, Inventors & Visionaries brings ten of these remarkable stories back into the light.
Discover the Australian who designed a tracked armoured vehicle years before tanks appeared on the battlefields of the First World War.
Meet the quiet scientist whose invention became the aircraft black box.
Learn about the aviation pioneer who lifted himself from the ground beneath a series of box kites, the country nurse who challenged accepted approaches to polio rehabilitation, and the doctor whose research transformed the treatment of bipolar disorder.
Discover David Unaipon-the brilliant inventor, author and thinker whose portrait millions of Australians carry in their wallets-and Henry Burrell, the self-taught naturalist whose fascination with the platypus helped unlock the secrets of one of the world's strangest animals.
You'll also meet William Farrer, Graeme Clark and Myra Juliett Farrell-Australians whose determination, curiosity and ingenuity left legacies far greater than their fame.
Written in an engaging narrative style, each chapter begins by taking you into a moment in history before revealing the person behind the achievement.
Inside you'll discover:
- Henry Burrell - the man who unlocked the secrets of the platypus
- Lancelot de Mole - the Australian who designed a tank-like vehicle before the First World War
- David Warren - inventor of the practical flight recorder
- Lawrence Hargrave - a pioneer who helped humanity understand flight
- Sister Elizabeth Kenny - the nurse who challenged medical convention
- David Unaipon - inventor, author and visionary
- John Cade - the psychiatrist whose lithium research changed medicine
- William Farrer - the agricultural pioneer who helped transform Australian wheat
- Graeme Clark - pioneer of the multi-channel cochlear implant
- Myra Juliett Farrell - the remarkable woman who refused to stop inventing
These aren't simply biographies.
They are stories of curiosity, rejection, persistence, courage and discovery-and reminders that changing the world doesn't always make you famous.
Perfect for readers who enjoy Australian history, remarkable true stories, forgotten history, science, invention and fascinating people.
Some names disappear from history.
Their achievements shouldn't.
Forgotten Australians: Scientists, Inventors & Visionaries is Book One in The Forgotten Australians Collection from Livingstone Publishing.
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