Barmy Biogs: Bonkers Boffins, Inventors & other Eccentric Eggheads

Paul Mason's interest in writing stems from his childhood when he won the Scripture Prize in his last year at Primary School. He now is an experienced freelance writer and editor of a variety of children's information books, with subjects including extreme sports, geography and travel. He has a degree in anthropology, has worked in Turkey and taught English as a foreign language. Paul is a keen sportsman and particularly enjoys surfing, mountain biking and snowboarding.

• 1: Bonkers Boffins introduction2: Archimedes3: Alexander Graham Bell4: Lazlo Biro5: Dr Guillotine6: Louis Braille7: Roxey-Ann Caplin8: George Washington Carver9: Josephine Cochrane10: Charles Darwin11: Thomas Crapper12: Marie Curie13: Galen14: Thomas Edison15: Albert Einstein16: Alexander Fleming17: Galileo Galilei18: Hero of Alexandria19: Robert Hooke20: Pilatre de Rozier

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