The Italian Achievement by Arturo Barone

The Italian Achievement by Arturo Barone

The Italians have been responsible for many well-known first - the inventions of Leonardo da Vinci and Galileo Galilei spring to mind - but there are many more who deserve much wider recognition. The Italian influence on world-wide architecture, literature (including Shakespeare and other dramatists), art, cooking, fashion, design generally, science and medicine is immense. They were the first with contraception, first to split the atom, the first microprocessor, MOS silicon gate technology and hence the central processing unit of PCs. As the author says: "...from the moment we wake up until we go to bed, there is no way in which we can ignore what the Italians have contributed...If your clock wakes you up, it is because of the Italian development of horology. If your radio is on, then you owe it to Volta who discovered electricity and to Marconi who developed radio wavelengths...Stuck on a motorway ...Think of the first "Autostrada"...If in your spare time you tend to your garden, or go to the theatre, ballet, bowling or to the circus, Italians were there first ..." "The Italian Achievement" lists over 1000 'Firsts', it gives references to validate its claims (where possible). The author also puts Italians and their achievements in international context. The author's love and respect for his country shines through, but he is not afraid to be critical where he believes this is warranted. There is a wealth of information for everybody in the book.

Arturo Barone was born in London in 1933 of Neapolitan parents but from the age of six lived and studied in Rome where he took his first law degree. He married his wife Laura (who comes from Turin) in 1963. Today, they live in Hertfordshire. After his studies in Rome, he read law at the University of London and was called to the Bar in 1961. In 1967, he became a practising solicitor and made international law a speciality, including Italian law. Arturo Barone is also the author of The Comfort of Sin (1995) and The Divorce Dilemma (2000), under his pen-name James Goodall.

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ISBN 13	9781898823551
ISBN 10	1898823553
Titel	The Italian Achievement
Autor	Arturo Barone
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Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Global Oriental Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr	2007-03-01
Seitenanzahl	364
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.