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Giants' Shoulders

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

A six-part series in which
Melvyn Bragg talks to today's scientists and historians about the giants who have made scientific history. 3: Newton - Standing on the Shoulders of Giants The Astronomer Royal, Professor Sir Martin Rees , and science writer John Gribbin explain how Sir Isaac Newton shaped the whole subsequent history of modern science.
Producer Ruth Gardiner

Contributors

Talks:
Melvyn Bragg
Unknown:
Martin Rees
Unknown:
John Gribbin
Unknown:
Sir Isaac Newton
Producer:
Ruth Gardiner
Source: Radio Times

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