
Isobel Falconer
Reader in History of Mathematics at the University of St Andrews
1 episode
Covers topics in categories such as:
Kinetic Theory
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the growth of ideas about gas pressure, from Newton's theory that static particles push against each other to Maxwell and Boltzmann's moving atoms.
23 May 2019
Also featuring: Steven Bramwell, Ted Forgan