The life and times of a computing pioneer: Charles Babbage invented all sorts of things besides automatic calculating machines, including 'cow catchers', flashing lighthouses and speedometers. Did he spread his talents too thinly?
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Science fiction
This is our hub for all things sci-fi where we bring you the best from across books, TV and film. This page features round-ups of the latest science fiction, in-depth reviews and interviews with leading sci-fi authors.
Humans
Get thee to a laboratory
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Space
The power of negative matter
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Lost to history's view / Review of 'Reconstructing Babylon: Essays on Woman and Technology' edited by Patricia Hynes
Books & Arts
Forum: Sex and sensibility - The problems in interpreting statistics
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Forum: Let us now praise a famous woman / The questionable wisdom of British institutions in honouring Elena Ceausescu in the late 1970s
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Physics
Four fundamental forces
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