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In The Footsteps of Giants: Episode 5: Susan Greenfield on Rita Levi-Montalcini

Susan Greenfield on Rita Levi-Montalcini

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Episode 5: Susan Greenfield on Rita Levi-Montalcini

BBC Radio 4 - In The Footsteps of Giants, Susan Greenfield on Rita Levi-Montalcini

Neurologist Susan Greenfield looks into the life of Nobel Laureate Rita Levi-Montalcini.

Eminent neurologist Susan Greenfield looks into the life of someone who has inspired her own career, Nobel Laureate Rita Levi-Montalcini.

Eminent neurologist Susan Greenfield, a professor at Oxford, life peer and recipient of the Royal Society's Michael Faraday Prize looks into the life of someone who has inspired her own career, Nobel Laureate Rita Levi-Montalcini. 

She draws upon the parallels in their lives- both Jewish women in the field of neurology- and delves into Rita Levi-Montalcini's extraordinary career, while questioning whether she could ever have the stamina to overcome the stumbling blocks that were placed in Professor Levi-Montalcini's way.

Produced by Lucy Adam.

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