
Knee-deep in wildlife
Our house has a rather lovely garden, although some of the fixtures are a little on the dated side. We recently had fences put up so we can release The Hound into the yard without fear of him escaping or marauding the neighbours’ back yards. And another job that’s been lurking silently is to do…

The Strangest Man: The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Quantum Genius
Thorough biography of pioneering quantum physicist Paul Dirac – regarded by his peers as one of the greatest brains of the modern age, but somewhat lacking in personal PR skills. I found it utterly gripping as not only a window into the lives of his peers & mentors (Ernest Rutherford, Niels Bohr, Werner Heisenberg, Wolfgang…