Herman is author of How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World and Everything in It.

Protestants: The Faith That Made the Modern ... to Shape Our World" by Brad S. Gregory, published by HarperOne, 2017. While there's no doubt that the Reformation transformed Europe, it also ...

He went on to mass-manufacture the first modern air-conditioning unit at the Carrier Corporation (yes, that Carrier Corporation), which is still one of the largest HVAC manufacturers in the world.

Their findings indicate that many cultural, climatic, and demographic events have shaped genetic variation among modern-day European populations and that the variety of those mechanisms is more ...