Melvyn Bragg
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| - | '''''Twelve Books That Changed the World''''' is a book by [[Melvyn Bragg]], published in 2006. | + | {{Template}} |
| - | The twelve books listed were: | + | '''Melvyn Bragg, Baron Bragg''' [[Royal Society of Literature|FRSL]] [[Royal Television Society|FRTS]] [[Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge|FRS]] [[British Academy |FBA]] born 6 October 1939, is a [[British_Citizen|British]] [[author]], [[Presenter|broadcaster]] and [[media personality]] who, aside from his many literary endeavours, is perhaps most recognised for his work on ''[[The South Bank Show]]''. |
| - | * ''[[Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica|Principia Mathematica]]'' (1687) — [[Isaac Newton]] | + | {{GFDL}} |
| - | * ''[[Married Love]]'' (1918) — [[Marie Stopes]] | + | |
| - | * [[Magna Carta]] (1215) | + | |
| - | * ''[[Laws of the Game (association football)#History and development#1863 rules|Book of Rules of Association Football]]'' (1863) | + | |
| - | * ''[[On the Origin of Species]]'' (1859) — [[Charles Darwin]] | + | |
| - | * ''[[On the Abolition of the Slave Trade]]'' (1789) — [[William Wilberforce]] in Parliament, immediately printed in several versions | + | |
| - | * ''[[A Vindication of the Rights of Woman]]'' (1792) — [[Mary Wollstonecraft]] | + | |
| - | * ''[[Experimental Researches in Electricity]]'' (three volumes, 1839, 1844, 1855) by [[Michael Faraday]] | + | |
| - | * ''[[Patent Specification for Arkwright’s Spinning Machine]]'' (1769) — [[Richard Arkwright]] | + | |
| - | * [[King James Version of the Bible|The King James Bible]] (1611) — [[William Tyndale]] and 54 scholars appointed by the king | + | |
| - | * ''[[An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations]]'' (1776) — [[Adam Smith]] | + | |
| - | * The [[First Folio]] (1623) — [[William Shakespeare]] | + | |
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| - | [[Category:Books by Melvyn Bragg]] | + | |
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Melvyn Bragg, Baron Bragg FRSL FRTS FRS FBA born 6 October 1939, is a British author, broadcaster and media personality who, aside from his many literary endeavours, is perhaps most recognised for his work on The South Bank Show.
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