Stories
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Political brilliance and the power of self-promotion
How do you convince people you’re exceptional? Meet the ultimate self-styled genius.
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A history of twins in science
For thousands of years, twins have been a source of fascination in mythology, religion and the arts. Since the 19th century, they have also been the subject of scientific study and experimentation.
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The quest to breed gifted children
If you had the chance, would you choose a genius baby?
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How do advertisers get inside our heads?
Vance Packard exposed techniques of mass manipulation developed by 1950s advertisers that are still at work today in the age of big data.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
David Roberts (1796-1864), painter
Date: 1833Reference: MS.7337/96-99Part of: Miscellany: English, 19th-20th centuries
- Pictures
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David Roberts. Photograph by H.N. King.
King, Horatio Nelson, 1828-1905.Date: 1800-1899Reference: 15216i- Books
Gwyn Elias Roberts / David Wilson, Carol Roberts.
Wilson, David.Date: 2002- Pictures
The temple at Karnac, Thebes, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe, 1849, after David Roberts, 1838.
Roberts, David, 1796-1864.Date: [1849]Reference: 43501iPart of: Plate to: David Roberts, Egypt and Nubia, vol. II, pl. 57- Books
Julienne Goodwin / David Roberts.
Roberts, David.Date: 2002