Penguin Books Australia

Le Corbusier (1887-1965) is one of the giants of twentieth-century architecture and design. Born Charles Edouard Jeanneret in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, the self-named Le Corbusier was not only the creator of some of the most important and impressive buildings of the last century--Villa Savoye at Poissy, the Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut at Ronchamp, the Parliament Building in Chandigarh, India--he...

'This son of Oklahoma . . . went on to create the engine that changed the world' Dan Ackroyd

What's it like to start a revolution?
How do you build the biggest tech company in the world?
And why do you walk away from it all?

Charles Darwin, HMS Beagle , 1831-36 Sent to Cambridge to join the clergy, the young Darwin emerged with a passion for naturalism and an invitation to sail on a naval survey vessel to South America, New Zealand and Australia.  That journey would change his life, and the course of modern science.

Albert Einstein changed the way physicists view the universe - and transformed the way we all see the world. Just over one hundred years ago, his Theory of Relativity stunned scientists, but today it is integral to modern thought as the most important scientific discovery of the twentieth century.

'When you think of unbounded leaps of human imagination you should think of Tesla.  His fantastical penetrating spirit will unloosen your inner yes.  But please don't read this book if you wish to remain normal.' – Kevin Kelly, author of What Technology Wants and editor-at-large, Wired