People of Science with Professor Brian Cox
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People of Science with Professor Brian Cox

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S02E06 - "Professor Joanna Haigh discusses Lewis Fry Richardson"

Diffusé le Dec 5, 2019, 12:00 PM

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Description

Professor Brian Cox explores some of the most inspirational figures in the history of science in discussion with the remarkable people they inspired.

Détails

Statut
Terminée
Langue
English
Durée
5 min
Première diffusion
January 10, 2018
Terminée
December 5, 2019
Programmation
Wednesday à 0:00

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Épisodes (2 Saisons · 12 Épisodes)

Dame Wendy Hall discusses Alan Turing

Dame Wendy Hall talks to Professor Brian Cox about one of her personal heroes, Alan Turing and discusses how his discoveries influenced so much in the modern world.

Dec 5, 2019

5 min

Professor Richard Fortey discusses Charles Lyell

Professor Richard Fortey talks to Professor Brian Cox about pioneering geologist, Charles Lyell, whose work on extending geological time provided credibility to Darwin's theory of natural selection.

Dec 5, 2019

5 min

Venki Ramakrishnan discusses Max Perutz

Venki Ramakrishnan talks to Professor Brian Cox about Max Perutz, whose work mapping molecules such as haemoglobin laid the foundations for the field of molecular biology.

Dec 5, 2019

5 min

Professor Martin Rees discusses Joseph Rotblat

Professor Martin Rees talks to Professor Brian Cox about one of his heroes, Joseph Rotblat, a physicist on the Manhattan Project, who later became a leading advocate of peace and disarmament.

Dec 5, 2019

6 min

Dame Ottoline Leyser discusses Barbara McClintock

Dame Ottoline Leyser talks to Professor Brian Cox about her admiration for Nobel Prize winning geneticist, Barbara McClintock and explains the two great principles she uncovered.

Dec 5, 2019

5 min

Professor Joanna Haigh discusses Lewis Fry Richardson

Professor Joanna Haigh talks to Professor Brian Cox about mathematician and physicist, Lewis Fry Richardson and discusses his groundbreaking concept of a 'weather forecasting factory'.

Dec 5, 2019

5 min

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