Free Access to People's Archive

People's Archive has made available free web access to the video life stories of some of the world great thinkers, creators and achievers. Currently some 29 life stories are available as Quicktime videos (small format only for free), audio files, word accurate transcripts and written biographies. Links to external websites are also provided.

For ease of navigation the archive is divided in 5 sections (Science, Medicine, Film, Masters and Literature).

The Science section is the most populous with 16 life stories including:

• Syndey Brenner - biologist
• Francis Crick- biologist
• John Maynard Smith - biologist
• Avrion Mitchison - immunologist
• François Jacob -biochemist

Not all the life stories are available for free, those requiring a subscription are clearly marked (eg immunologist Jan Klein).