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The Beauty of Diagrams

Episode 6: Pioneer Plaque

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Marcus du Sautoy explores the story behind the Pioneer Plaque, a diagram on board a space probe which would reveal facts about the Earth to extraterrestrial life. Show more

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