Andrew Mendelsohn
Reader in the School of History at Queen Mary, University of London
3 episodes
Covers topics in categories such as:
ScienceMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyRecipients of the Copley MedalForeign associates of the National Academy of SciencesFrench Roman CatholicsMembers of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and SciencesHonorary members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of SciencesMembers of the French Academy of SciencesMembers of the Académie FrançaiseÉcole Normale Supérieure alumniForeign members of the Royal SocietyPseudoscienceMembers of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and ArtsGrand Cross of the Legion of HonourRecipients of the Order of the Medjidie, 1st class19th-century French chemistsFrench scientists with disabilitiesObsolete scientific theoriesHistory of biologyMicrobiologyMicroscopyBranches of biology
Louis Pasteur
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and work of Louis Pasteur, microbiologist, developer of vaccines, saviour of the French beer and wine industries and preserver of milk.
18 May 2017
Also featuring: Anne Hardy, Michael Worboys
ScienceRecipients of the Order of the Medjidie, 1st classMembers of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and ArtsFrench Roman CatholicsMembers of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and SciencesMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyMembers of the Académie Française19th-century French chemistsHonorary members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of SciencesForeign members of the Royal SocietyForeign associates of the National Academy of SciencesÉcole Normale Supérieure alumniMembers of the French Academy of SciencesFrench scientists with disabilitiesGrand Cross of the Legion of HonourRecipients of the Copley MedalVitalism
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Vitalism, an 18th and 19th century quest for the spark of life and the science behind Frankenstein.
16 October 2008
Also featuring: Patricia Fara, Pietro Corsi
Microbiology
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of microbiology and how microscopic creatures dominate life on earth.
8 March 2007
Also featuring: John Dupré, Anne Glover