John Barrow
Professor of Mathematical Sciences and Gresham Professor of Astronomy at Cambridge University
2 episodes
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The Speed of Light
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the speed of light, from its first measurement in the 17th Century to Einstein’s groundbreaking ideas on relativity.
30 November 2006
Also featuring: Iwan Morus, Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Theories of Everything
Melvyn Bragg discusses the prospect of a single theory to solve the riddle of black holes, the Big Bang and the mystery of time travel. Why do we need one and what would it mean if we had it?
25 March 2004
Also featuring: Brian Greene, Val Gibson