• 2010
  • 59m
Beautiful Minds

Summary Three of the most famous scientists of Britain, and how their discoveries have influenced and altered the ideas of the world wide scientific community. View more details

  • 2010
  • 59m

Beautiful Minds

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Tim Bentinck James Lovelock Jocelyn Bell Burnell Tim Hunt

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8.1

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Apr 6, 2010

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : BBC BBC Four - Beautiful Minds

Language : English

Summary Three of the most famous scientists of Britain, and how their discoveries have influenced and altered the ideas of the world wide scientific community. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Apr 6, 2010

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : BBC BBC Four - Beautiful Minds

Language : English

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Richard Dawkins in Beautiful Minds (2010) Richard Dawkins in Beautiful Minds (2010)

Episodes

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Episode 1 • Apr 06, 2010
Jocelyn Bell Burnell
In the first of a three-part series, Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell describes how she discovered pulsars, the by-products of supernova explosions which make all life in the universe possible. She describes the moments of despair and jubilation as the discovery unfolded and her excitement as pulsars took the scientific world by storm. Profoundly reflective about the nature of scientific discovery, she shares her thoughts on the connections between religion and science and describes how she see science as a search for understanding rather than a quest for truth.
Episode 2 • Apr 13, 2010
James Lovelock
In the second of a three-part series uncovering the minds behind some of the greatest scientific discoveries of our age, James Lovelock explains how his maverick way of thinking led him not only to technical breakthroughs in atmospheric detection systems on Earth and Mars, but also to Gaia - a new way of thinking about the Earth as a holistic, self-regulating system. He tells of his struggle against the scientific consensus of the day, the ridicule of his peers and his passionate belief that the mainstream scientific establishment stifles intellectual creativity.
Episode 3 • Apr 20, 2010
Tim Hunt
The final part of this series looking at three brilliant contemporary scientists features Sir Tim Hunt, awarded the Nobel Prize for his discovery of the mechanism of how cells divide - a discovery fundamental to the life and growth of every single creature on the planet, as well as a vital clue into the mystery of cancer.
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