Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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James Sumner

Lecturer in the History of Technology at the Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine at the University of Manchester

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  1. John Dalton

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss scientist John Dalton, who pioneered the development of atomic theory and carried out research into meteorology and colour blindness.

    27 October 2016

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    Also featuring: Jim Bennett, Aileen Fyfe

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