Grady Martin: The Man Who Found Music in Noise
Before 1960, electric guitars were expected to sound clean.
If musicians wanted a rougher,...
Richard Sedley
Elizabeth Seaman: The Reporter Who Had Herself Declared Insane
In 1887, thousands of Americans lived in mental asylums, hidden from public view. Few...
Abdel Kader Haidara: The Librarian Who Smuggled a Library
Throughout history, conquerors and fanatics have tried to erase civilisations by burning their libraries....
Virginia Apgar: The Woman Who Gave Every Child Their First Test
For most parents, the first moments after a baby is born are filled with...
Gino Bartali: The Cyclist with a Hidden Mission
During the Second World War, an Italian cycling champion spent hundreds of miles riding...
Major Jack Mullin: The Man Who Turned a Nazi Secret into Modern Music
Before the late 1940s, there was no way to edit recorded music. If a...
Harry Beck: The Engineer Who Drew London Wrong
By the early 1930s, London’s Underground had become increasingly difficult to understand.
Every...
Nils Bohlin: The Man Whose Restraint Saved Lives
By the late 1950s, road deaths were climbing across the developed world. In the...
Pierre Bézier: The Man Who Taught Computers to Draw
The modern world is full of beautiful curves.
The lines of a car, the...
Evelyn Beatrice Hall: The Woman Behind Voltaire’s Most Famous Quote
Many people believe that the famous defence of free speech,
“I disapprove of what...
Edwin Beard Budding: The Man Behind the Modern Pitch
Would the Premier League exist without Edwin Beard Budding?
Modern sport depends on immaculate...
Introduction
Unsung is a collection of remarkable people whose achievements, discoveries and actions deserve far...