National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering 
Memorial Tributes [PDF ebook] 
Volume 3

Conceived as both a vehicle to national prestige and as a civilizing mission, the second French colonial empire (1830-1962) challenged soldiers, scholars, and administrators to understand societies r …

I am in my eighties and have enjoyed reading books all of my life. I believe that those of us who enjoy reading books should write one and this is mine.As a child growing up during the Second World W …

Such Silver Currents is the first biography of a mathematical genius and his literary wife, their wide circle of well-known intellectual and artistic friends, and through them of the age in which the …

To define Nigeria is to tell a half-truth. Many have tried, but most have concluded that it is impossible to capture the true scope and significance of Africa’s most populous nation through words or …

Nelly Roussel (1878–1922)—the first feminist spokeswoman for birth control in Europe—challenged both the men of early twentieth-century France, who sought to preserve the status quo, and the women wh …

Being shown the private convenience of the Queen of England in The House of Commons was not the career highlight that Viv had expected. A dazzling profession as a Prima Ballerina had been her plan bu …

The first four decades of my life were spent in a small country that was nested in a hostile and unstable old region, Israel. I strongly felt, enjoyed, and participated in, the revival of that countr …

Lessons from Starfish is the story of a teacher who didn’t really plan to be a teacher – and the children who taught her the most about teaching and learning. The author shares this about her book: & …

Maggie Ogunbanwo’s journey has taken her from Lagos in Nigeria to Penygroes in North Wales, with family and food inspiring her at each step of the way. Here Maggie shares her story of raising a famil …

A volume that traces the effect that reporting in difficult circumstances has had on some of Wales”s most notable journalists. We hear of PTSD symptoms arising from reporting in Libya, depression af …