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1 gen 2010 · Genius of Britain: The Scientists Who Changed the World. Hardcover – January 1, 2010. by Robert Uhlig (Author), James Dyson (Foreword) 4.1 6 ratings. See all formats and editions. Over the last 500 years, life has been steadily transformed by the inventions of British scientists, and their landmark discoveries have revealed the astonishing ...
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You get to see a subset of Britain's scientists over the last few centuries, who made their discoveries by thinking, by experiment, by luck, and then some applied these discoveries to inventions. Occasionally going slightly beyond their science, the stories of their lives (just touched on) are also interesting, particularly Newton, Hooke, and Turing.
The Lights Come On: Directed by Robert Bee, Jonathan Rudd. With Jim Al-Khalili, Richard Dawkins, James Dyson, Stephen Hawking. Science came of age by the early 19th century, propelling Britain to the future with communications delivered at the tap of a finger, electrical power and light conjured from trial and error, focused experiments, and just-discovered equations.
28 set 2012 · A magnificent review of British science and engineering history, it’s presented by today’s science heroes with all the verve and impatience of people who know where they came from and can see far ahead. Hawking, Dawkins, Dyson, Attenborough—the names are so well-known that media stars like Olivia Judson come in as junior partners.
28 set 2012 · Rich as it is, Genius of Britain leaves the viewer feeling like an ingrate, wishing its producers had damned the costs and spent more money. A magnificent review of British science and engineering history, it’s presented by today’s science heroes with all the verve and impatience of people who know where they came from and can see far ahead.
A superstar array of modern-day scientists share the history of five polymaths--experts in a wide variety of subjects and fields--who put Britain's brilliance firmly on the map, united by a passion to understand a comet in the sky.
Genius of Britain: The Scientists Who Changed the World The series begins with Isaac Newton's work and Robert Boyle's air pump, 350 years ago. Then it looks at the scientific spark that ignited the Industrial Revolution in Britain, such as James Watt's invention of the steam engine and Joseph Priestley's discovery of oxygen.
