Judith Howard
professor of Chemistry at Durham University
3 episodes
Covers topics in categories such as:
ScienceFellows of the Royal SocietyFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesRecipients of the Copley MedalForeign associates of the National Academy of SciencesRoyal Medal winnersEnglish agnosticsJewish agnosticsMembers of the Order of MeritEnglish Nobel laureatesBritish Nobel laureatesAlumni of Newnham College, CambridgeAlumni of Somerville College, Oxford20th-century British biologistsRecipients of the Austrian Decoration for Science and ArtFellows of Somerville College, OxfordNobel laureates in ChemistryJewish women scientistsDeaths from cancer in EnglandWomen Nobel laureatesForeign members of the USSR Academy of Sciences20th-century British chemists, British biophysicists, British crystallographersRecipients of the Dalton MedalBritish scientists with disabilitiesBritish biochemistsJewish British scientistsAcademics of King's College LondonCondensed matter physicsChemistry
Dorothy Hodgkin
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the work, ideas and life of the woman who won the 1964 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her work on the structures of vitamin B12 and penicillin.
3 October 2019
Also featuring: Georgina Ferry, Patricia Fara
ScienceWomen Nobel laureatesRoyal Medal winnersMembers of the Order of MeritAlumni of Somerville College, OxfordForeign members of the USSR Academy of Sciences20th-century British biologists20th-century British chemists, British biophysicists, British crystallographersRecipients of the Austrian Decoration for Science and ArtRecipients of the Dalton MedalEnglish Nobel laureatesFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesBritish scientists with disabilitiesRecipients of the Copley MedalBritish Nobel laureatesForeign associates of the National Academy of SciencesFellows of Somerville College, OxfordAlumni of Newnham College, CambridgeFellows of the Royal SocietyBritish biochemistsNobel laureates in Chemistry20th centuryRosalind Franklin
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the achievements of the pioneering scientist Rosalind Franklin.
22 February 2018
Also featuring: Patricia Fara, Jim Naismith
ScienceJewish British scientistsJewish women scientistsEnglish agnostics20th-century British biologists20th-century British chemists, British biophysicists, British crystallographersAlumni of Newnham College, CambridgeJewish agnosticsDeaths from cancer in EnglandAcademics of King's College London20th centuryCrystallography
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history and achievements of crystallography, a scientific discipline that has revolutionised our understanding of the world.
29 November 2012
Also featuring: Chris Hammond, Mike Glazer