Thanks to a legendary performance by Sir Ian Botham in 1981 and more recently a nail biting final over in the 3rd Test of last year’s Ashes, the Leeds suburb of Headingley is renowned for acts of sporting heroism. But it has also been home to some scientific heroes too. Published to celebrate the bicentenary of the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society, ‘From Dark Satanic Mills to DNA’ tells the stories of these pioneers who earned two Nobel prizes and, thanks to the city’s wool industry played a crucial role in one of the biggest milestones in science – our understanding of DNA, the genetic material.
‘From Dark Satanic Mills to DNA’ will soon be available for the Kindle – watch this space for more details…