In his first CHRISTMAS LECTURE from 1968, Philip Morrison looks at the arithmetic of large and small numbers, the geometry of
By working with scales, we have seen that the laws of mechanics and electricity are not the only laws of physics. In the last of
Philip Morrison studies the walking, running, floating, and swimming, by large animals and small, and in man-made vehicles of
Philip Morrison asks what our technology would look like if we were the size of men in Gulliver's voyages?
From the arithmetic of ratios to the science of numbers themselves, Philip Morrison explores the importance of small and large
Could Gulliver have eaten the food of 1728 Lilliputians? Philip Morrison explores big and small systems, using mice, men and
Discover the remarkable breakthroughs in science and technology that will help tomorrow’s space travellers chart a course for
Discover what DNA can teach us about human history.