Scientific principles, theory, and the role of key figures in the advancement of science.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and ideas of Wolfgang Pauli (1900-1958), whose Exclusion Pr
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the high temperatures that marked the end of the Paleocene and start
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Kuiper Belt, a vast region of icy objects at the fringes of our
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the flourishing of maths in the early Islamic world, as thinkers fro
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the relationship between parasites and hosts, where one species live
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the German astronomer Johannes Kepler (1571 - 1630). Although he is
The scientist John Dalton was born in North England in 1766. Although he came from a relatively poor
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss plasma, the fourth state of matter after solid, liquid and gas. As o
In a programme first broadcast in 2016, Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Zeno of Elea, a pre-Socratic
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the development of photography in the 1830s, when techniques for 'dr
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss penicillin, discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928. It is said he n
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Euclid's Elements, a mathematical text book attributed to Euclid and
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the impact of the eruption of Mt Tambora, in 1815, on the Indonesian
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the neutron, one of the particles found in an atom's nucleus. Buildi
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and work of Robert Hooke (1635-1703) who worked for Robert
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the origins, development and uses of chromatography. In its basic fo
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the planet Saturn with its rings of ice and rock and over 60 moons.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the eminent 19th-century scientist Michael Faraday. Born into a poor
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the evolution and role of Circadian Rhythms, the so-called body
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the problem of P versus NP, which has a bearing on online security.