All About History

All About History is the stunningly realised new magazine from the makers of How It Works and All About Space. Featuring beautiful illustrations, photos and graphics depicting everything from ancient civilisations to the Cold War, All About History is accessible and entertaining to all and makes history fun for the whole family.

GREATEST PIONEERS

Greatest Pioneers

Edison VS Tesla • Sparks flew when these two electricity heavyweights clashed over the future of energy in a feud that changed the world

Edison’s weirdest inventions • Thomas Edison was a prolific inventor, with hundreds of bizarre contraptions to his name

Tesla’s strangest ideas • Nikola Tesla was a big thinker, with ideas extending way beyond his time

Duelling scientists • Edison and Tesla aren’t the only scientists to have clashed. Bitter rivalries have raged throughout history

Medical Firsts In History • From medical journals to the world’s first human heart transplant, discover the origins of some of the greatest medical innovations in history

Marie Curie • A pioneer in nuclear physics and chemistry, Marie Curie made tremendous contributions to medical science and other fields

Sir Isaac Newton • Often considered the father of modern-day physics, meet one of the most influential scientists of all time

Galileo Galilei • The father of modern science and one of history’s most influential figures, today’s astronomers owe Galileo a great debt

Leonardo da Vinci • Leonardo da Vinci has been called the greatest polymath the world has ever seen–and with very good reason

Charles Darwin • In a time when the Church ruled the roost, Darwin’s theory of evolution shook Victorian society to its core

Darwin becomes HMS Beagle’s naturalist • How the offer to take an incredible journey changed Darwin’s life forever

The impact of inbreeding • Why Darwin’s marriage to his relative influenced his ideas

Isambard Kingdom Brunel • One of the most influential engineers in the history of Britain, he designed numerous routes, structures and ships

Keeping it in the family • How Brunel’s son built upon his father’s legacy

Albert Einstein • This iconic scientist changed our view of the world and his name has become a byword for genius, but who was the man behind the moustache?

The Wright Flyer I • The first heavier-than-air flight December 1903, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, USA

Ada Lovelace • Both a pioneer of the Computer Age and the daughter of Lord Byron, the world’s first computer programmer was a complex character

From friends to foes? • Ada and Babbage did not always have a picture-perfect partnership

Hidden Figures • Victorian women who were pioneers of maths and science

Hedy Lamarr • Behind the scenes of Hedy Lamarr’s technological breakthrough

5 things to know about… Hedy Lamarr

Guglielmo Marconi • Sometimes called the father of radio, Guglielmo Marconi’s practical telegraphy system led to the widespread use of wireless communications

5 things to know about… Guglielmo Marconi

Yuri Gagarin • Originating from humble beginnings, Gagarin made history as he became the first earthling to escape the gravity of our planet

The Space Race

The Philosophy of Ancient Greece • The earliest societies told themselves outlandish stories in order to make sense of the world. Then came the philosophers

Confucius

10 ICONS OF THE Islamic Golden Age • Medieval Muslim minds who revolutionised medicine, mathematics and more

Fatima Al Fihri • A look into the life of the remarkable Arab woman behind the world’s oldest university, Al Qarawiyyin

Vitruvius • Meet the man who...