Robert Fox
Emeritus Professor of the History of Science at the University of Oxford
1 episode
Covers topics in categories such as:
University of Paris alumniFrench atheistsFormer Roman CatholicsLegion of Honour refusalsDiscoverers of chemical elementsFrench Nobel laureatesHonorary members of the USSR Academy of Sciences, Recipients of the Matteucci MedalBurials at the Panthéon, ParisCorresponding members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of SciencesNobel laureates in PhysicsExperimental physicistsNobel laureates in ChemistryWomen Nobel laureatesNaturalized citizens of FranceCorresponding Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1917–1925)Women nuclear physicistsAcademic staff of the University of Paris19th-century French chemistsWomen inventorsFrench agnosticsFrench women physicistsHistory
The Curies
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the scientific achievements of the Curie family, Marie and Pierre and their daughter Irene Joliot-Curie, all three of whom won Nobel Prizes.
26 March 2015
Also featuring: Patricia Fara, Steven T Bramwell
HistoryWomen Nobel laureatesUniversity of Paris alumniLegion of Honour refusalsFormer Roman CatholicsDiscoverers of chemical elementsHonorary members of the USSR Academy of Sciences, Recipients of the Matteucci MedalBurials at the Panthéon, ParisNaturalized citizens of FranceCorresponding members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of SciencesCorresponding Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1917–1925)Nobel laureates in PhysicsWomen nuclear physicistsExperimental physicistsAcademic staff of the University of Paris19th-century French chemistsFrench Nobel laureatesWomen inventorsFrench agnosticsFrench women physicistsFrench atheistsNobel laureates in Chemistry19th centuryFrance