Sir Henry Tizard , C.B., F.R.S.
Sir Henry Tizard will introduce this new series of science talks by asking the question ' What do you want that you can't get, however rich you may be ? '
Not many years ago the answers to the question might have included ' I want to fly ', or ' I want to speak at a distance ' ; and Sir Henry will show how ambitions like these have been met by the determination of a man, or a group of men, and by the inspiration science derives from it. There are few things of this kind, Sir Henry suggests, that could not be achieved if sufficient people were really determined to see them achieved.
The subsequent speakers in this series will deal with such problems as-Can life be prolonged ? Is there a limit to speed ? How can we get more efficient lighting ?