Bluetooth was the nickname of Harald I who ruled Denmark in the tenth century and managed to unite various Scandinavian tribes into a single kingdom.Continue reading Bluetooth
EVS Translation Blog / Category: – A-E
29 Aug /13
Bowdlerise
In 1818, Dr Thomas Bowdler decided the world needed a version of Shakespeare’s complete works guaranteed not to offend the sensibilities of women and children.Continue reading Bowdlerise
27 Aug /13
Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s disease was named after the man who first correctly diagnosed it, the German psychiatrist and neuropathologist Alois Alzheimer.Continue reading Alzheimer’s
26 Aug /13
Berserk
A berserker was a fearsome Norse warrior who fought on the battlefield with barely controlled fury.Continue reading Berserk
15 Aug /13
Alligator
Today we return to our sixteenth century banker, alchemist and translator Richard Eden.Continue reading Alligator
