Professor Sir Bernard Lovell
F.R.S.
The fate of human civilisation will depend on whether the rockets of the future carry the astronomer's telescope or a hydrogen bomb
Sir Bernard Lovell , Professor of Radio Astronomy in the University of Manchester and Director of the Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories, Jodrell Bank, looks back on the years 1952-1965.
He talks to ALEX Mackintosh about the construction of the first major radio telescope, recalls some historic space shots, and comments on the techniques and philosophy of modern astronomy. Produced by George Angell