People of Science with Professor Brian Cox - Season 2
Season 2
Episodes
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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'.
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