The 50 Most Influential Britons of the Past 100 Years

The 50 Most Influential Britons of the Past 100 Years
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Publisher : Icon Books Ltd
Total Pages : 304
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ISBN-10 : 9781785780356
ISBN-13 : 1785780352
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Book Synopsis The 50 Most Influential Britons of the Past 100 Years by : Peter Pugh

Download or read book The 50 Most Influential Britons of the Past 100 Years written by Peter Pugh and published by Icon Books Ltd. This book was released on 2016-03-03 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter Pugh presents his selection of – not the best, fastest, most successful or richest – but the 50 most influential British men and women of the modern world – for good or ill. Pugh discusses and ranks the influence of scientists and inventors such as Francis Crick, John Logie Baird and Alan Turing; lawmakers and leaders like prime ministers Attlee, Churchill and Thatcher; entrepreneurs including James Dyson, Mary Quant and Terence Conran; and cultural icons like J.K. Rowling, who, in the words of Lisa Simpson no less, ‘turned a generation of kids onto reading’. One of the most influential Britons in Pugh’s book achieved influence by saying nothing for over 60 years, and the top three places are held by an economist, a scientist and a civil servant ... In what amounts to a whistle-stop tour through recent British history, this undoubtedly contentious and wholly enjoyable book will spark countless debates across our sceptred isle.


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