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In Our Time

Perpetual Motion

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how the laws of thermodynamics put a stop to the idea perpetual motion. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Melvyn Bragg
Interviewed Guest:
Ruth Gregory
Interviewed Guest:
Frank Close
Interviewed Guest:
Steven Bramwell

In Our Time

The Curies

Duration: 47 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the scientific achievements of the Curie family, Marie and Pierre and their daughter Irene Joliot-Curie, all three of whom won Nobel Prizes. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Melvyn Bragg
Interviewed Guest:
Patricia Fara
Interviewed Guest:
Robert Fox
Interviewed Guest:
Steven Bramwell