ANGUS: Great Scientists and their Discoveries

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Great Scientists and their Discoveries (more info)
Composed by: David Angus
Clare Corbett, reader
Benjamin Soames,


1. Introduction - 03:13
2. Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) - 06:45
3. In 1591 Vincenzo Galilei died. - 04:36
4. Galileo however, had quite another use for his telescope. - 06:15
5. In 1623 a new pope, Urban VIII, was elected. - 04:56
6. Robert Boyle (1627-1691) - 06:36
7. In 1662 Boyle published his work … - 06:13
8. Isaac Newton (1643-1727) - 05:53
9. Newton was also keenly interested in light … - 04:12
10. Michael Faraday (1791-1867) - 05:24
11. In his spare time, Michael started to attend … - 05:06
12. From France they travelled to Italy … - 05:12
13. By 1823 Faraday was beginning to be recognized … - 06:24

Great Scientists and their Discoveries (more info)
Composed by: David Angus
Clare Corbett, reader
Benjamin Soames,


1. Charles Darwin (1809-1882) - 05:55
2. When HMS Beagle arrived back in England in 1836 … - 04:29
3. There were huge rows and many public discussions. - 03:26
4. Gregor Mendel (1822-1884) - 07:32
5. The first evolutionary theory to gain widespread interest … - 05:10
6. For 10 years Mendel patiently cultivated and tested … - 04:29
7. Albert Einstein (1879-1955) - 05:21
8. At home he discovered another new area of learning … - 05:08
9. He decided to write a doctoral thesis … - 06:38
10. Einstein was famous. - 04:11
11. Back in Berlin he continued his work … - 04:20
12. James Watson (1928-), Francis Crick (1916-2004) and the hunt for DNA - 05:10
13. James Watson decided to go to Copenhagen … - 06:38
14. In November 1951 Wilkins went to Cambridge … - 05:48

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