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Scientists explain how their unique perspectives have redefined how we see the world

Influential and respected scientists explain how their unique scientific perspectives have redefined how we think about the world around us

Beautiful Minds: Series 2

Andre Geim

Penny Palmer

Sacha Baveystock

Beautiful Minds: Series 2: Episode 2: Professor Andre Geim

Professor Andre Geim

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Episode 2: Professor Andre Geim

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BBC Four - Beautiful Minds, Series 2, Professor Andre Geim

How physicist Andre Geim's playful approach to his research helped win him a Nobel Prize.

Andre Geim reveals how his playful approach to research helped him uncover the properties of graphene, the world's thinnest material, and won him a Nobel Prize.

Physicist Professor Andre Geim's constant search for new ideas has led to some extraordinary discoveries, from levitating frogs to a tape that sticks to surfaces like a gecko's foot. He reveals how his playful approach to his research helped him uncover the properties of graphene, the world's thinnest material, and won him a Nobel Prize.

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