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The Material World

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

In 1834 Scottish engineer John Scott Russell noticed a single, hump-like wave travelling along a canal near Edinburgh. His observations were largely ignored until the sixties when scientists began to understand the significance of single waves, or solitons, in physics, biology and electronics. Quentin Coopertalks to Professor
Alan Boardman about the key role solitons play in systems as diverse as the solar system, the circulation of blood and communications.
Producer John Watkins
E-MAIL: material.world@bbc.co.uk
Webwatch:page47

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John Scott Russell
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Quentin Coopertalks
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Alan Boardman
Producer:
John Watkins
Source: Radio Times

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