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Genius of Britain: The Scientists Who Changed the World: With Jim Al-Khalili, Richard Dawkins, James Dyson, Stephen Hawking. Charismatic men of action and reclusive eccentrics. Eureka moments and serendipitous strokes of luck. Discoveries born of crisis and insatiable curiosity.
Genius of Britain: The Scientists Who Changed the World is a five-part 2010 television documentary presented by leading British scientific figures, which charts the history of some of Britain's most important scientists and innovators.
This episode tells the story of some of the scientists and engineers who helped Britain win the Second World War, and how we continue to enjoy the benefits of their discoveries to this day.
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.
May 30, 2010 · Richard Dawkins explores Robert Hooke's revelatory microscopic world, and champions the virtues of a scientist whose name was almost wiped from the history books by men who despised him - most ...
May 31, 2010 · With Jim Al-Khalili, Richard Dawkins, James Dyson, Stephen Hawking. A second generation of British scientists includes the son of a boat builder, a charismatic risk-taker, an unsung botanist pioneer, and the visionary who kick-started the Industrial Revolution by perfecting the steam engine.
Synopsis. Charismatic men of action and reclusive eccentrics. Eureka moments and serendipitous strokes of luck. Discoveries born of crisis and insatiable curiosity. The history of scientific...
