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Tools of the Trade

by Jonathan Steffen

Jonathan Steffen reflects on the life of a workhorse whom he almost, but never quite, met.

Alfred Nobel, Inventor, entrepreneur and industrialist

by Jonathan Steffen
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Alfred Nobel is remembered not simply because of the Nobel Foundation, but also because of his own talents, creativity and personal achievements.

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A Day in the Life of Ellen Gustafson

by Jonathan Steffen
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Sustainable food systems activist Ellen Gustafson is Founder and Executive Director of the 30 Project and was also co-founder of FEED Projects which creates products to help combat hunger through fashion.

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Tadeusz Reichstein: The Alchemist of Vitamin Science

by Jonathan Steffen
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As the Year of Vitamins draws towards its close, we celebrate another pioneering hero of vitamin science: Tadeusz Reichstein, who created the first viable method for the industrial manufacture of vitamin C.

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Making a Living as a Writer

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As part of the University of Surrey Careers Service’s ‘Welcome to My World’ series of talks on Wednesday 21st November the students had the opportunity to attend a fascinating talk from Jonathan Steffen on the topic of how to make a living as a writer.

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A Hero of Nutrition Science and Advocacy

by Jonathan Steffen
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2012 is being celebrated worldwide as the Year of Vitamins in recognition of the development of the concept of the “vitamine” by Casimir Funk in 1912. We turn our attention to one of Funk’s research assistants, Sir Jack Cecil Drummond, whose work both as a scientist and as a policy-maker influenced an entire generation and still resonates to this day.

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A Day in the Life Dr Noel W. Solomons

by Jonathan Steffen
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Dr Noel W. Solomons is Director of CeSSIAM, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2010. He talks about the history, values and objectives of CeSSIAM against the background of his influential, atypical and – as he describes it – “tumbleweed” career.

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