People of Science with Professor Brian Cox - Season 2

People of Science with Professor Brian Cox - Season 2

Season 2

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DatesDec 5, 2019 - Dec 5, 2019
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Episodes

Dame Wendy Hall discusses Alan Turing
Season 2Episode 15 min

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
Professor Richard Fortey discusses Charles Lyell
Season 2Episode 25 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
Venki Ramakrishnan discusses Max Perutz
Season 2Episode 35 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
Professor Martin Rees discusses Joseph Rotblat
Season 2Episode 46 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
Dame Ottoline Leyser discusses Barbara McClintock
Season 2Episode 55 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
Professor Joanna Haigh discusses Lewis Fry Richardson
Season 2Episode 65 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

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