Steven T Bramwell
Professor of Physics and former Professor of Chemistry at University College London
1 episode
Covers topics in categories such as:
University of Paris alumniFrench atheistsFormer Roman CatholicsLegion of Honour refusalsFrench Nobel laureatesDiscoverers of chemical elementsNobel laureates in PhysicsBurials at the Panthéon, ParisExperimental physicistsCorresponding members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of SciencesNobel laureates in ChemistryHonorary members of the USSR Academy of Sciences, Recipients of the Matteucci MedalNaturalized citizens of FranceFrench women physicistsWomen Nobel laureatesAcademic staff of the University of ParisCorresponding Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1917–1925)French agnostics19th-century French chemistsWomen inventorsWomen nuclear 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, Robert Fox
HistoryFrench atheistsNobel laureates in PhysicsFrench Nobel laureatesFormer Roman CatholicsLegion of Honour refusalsBurials at the Panthéon, ParisExperimental physicistsCorresponding members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of SciencesNaturalized citizens of FranceNobel laureates in ChemistryFrench women physicistsWomen Nobel laureatesAcademic staff of the University of ParisCorresponding Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1917–1925)Honorary members of the USSR Academy of Sciences, Recipients of the Matteucci MedalDiscoverers of chemical elementsFrench agnostics19th-century French chemistsUniversity of Paris alumniWomen inventorsWomen nuclear physicists