Book

Italian Journey

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s report on his travels to Italy from 1786 to 1788 that was published in 1816 & 1817. The book is based on Goethe’s diaries and is smoothed in style, lacks the spontaneity of his diary report and is augmented with the addition of afterthoughts and reminiscences

Bright Air, Brilliant Fire

American biologist who shared the 1972 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for work with Rodney Robert Porter on the immune system