Michael Hunter
Professor at the Department of History, Classics and Archaeology at Birkbeck College, University of London
2 episodes
Covers topics in categories such as:
SciencePhilosophers of scienceWriters about religion and science17th-century English male writersRoyal Society17th-century English writersSocial history of the United Kingdom1660 establishments in EnglandIrish AnglicansLearned societies of the United Kingdom, Members of the International Council for Science, Members of the International Science Council, National academies of sciences, Non-profit organisations based in London, Organisations based in London with royal patronage, Organizations associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, Professional associations based in the United Kingdom, Scientific organizations established in 166017th-century English philosophersDiscoverers of chemical elementsIndependent scientistsEnglish physicists17th-century Anglo-Irish peopleFluid dynamicistsPeople educated at Eton CollegeEnglish alchemists
Robert Boyle
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life and work of Robert Boyle, a pioneering scientist and one of the first Fellows of the Royal Society.
12 June 2014
Also featuring: Simon Schaffer, Anna Marie Roos
ScienceFluid dynamicistsIrish Anglicans17th-century English writers17th-century Anglo-Irish peoplePeople educated at Eton CollegePhilosophers of scienceWriters about religion and science17th-century English philosophers17th-century English male writersDiscoverers of chemical elementsIndependent scientistsEnglish physicistsEnglish alchemistsThe Royal Society
Melvyn Bragg discusses how the formation of the Royal Society heralded the dawning of a new scientific era in the 17th century.
23 March 2006
Also featuring: Stephen Pumfrey, Lisa Jardine
ScienceSocial history of the United KingdomLearned societies of the United Kingdom, Members of the International Council for Science, Members of the International Science Council, National academies of sciences, Non-profit organisations based in London, Organisations based in London with royal patronage, Organizations associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, Professional associations based in the United Kingdom, Scientific organizations established in 16601660 establishments in EnglandRoyal Society