CHRISTMAS LECTURES

From Magna Carta to microchip – Measurement and navigation in war (1981)

Both in peace and in war men need to know where they are on the surface of the earth, and, nowadays, in space.

CHRISTMAS LECTURES

From Magna Carta to microchip – Outwards to the stars (1981)

In his fourth lecture, RV Jones investigates measurement on very large scales. How are waves used to measure the distance

CHRISTMAS LECTURES

From Magna Carta to microchip – More and more about less and less (1981)

It is now possible to measure things on very small scales, but how small can we go and how much of this can be automated by

CHRISTMAS LECTURES

From Magna Carta to microchip – The measurement of time (1981)

RV Jones explores the history of man's attempt to measure time, from early hourglasses and pendulum clocks to quartz and atom

CHRISTMAS LECTURES

From Magna Carta to microchip – Principles, standards and methods (1981)

In his first lecture, RV Jones considers numbers, systems and in particular the rise of the decimal system and the number zero

CHRISTMAS LECTURES

The chicken, the egg and the molecules – Molecules at work (1980)

CHRISTMAS LECTURES

The chicken, the egg and the molecules – Haemoglobin: the breathing molecule (1980)

In the fifth lecture of the series, Sir David Phillips introduces Max Perutz, a pioneer of molecular biology who won the Nobel

CHRISTMAS LECTURES

The chicken, the egg and the molecules – Eggs, genes and proteins (1980)

In the fourth lecture in the series, Sir David Phillips delves into the science of genes and proteins.

CHRISTMAS LECTURES

The chicken, the egg and the molecules – Muscle power (1980)

In his third lecture, Sir David Phillips explores the science of muscles.

CHRISTMAS LECTURES

The chicken, the egg and the molecules – Machine tools of life (1980)

In the second lecture in the series, Sir Phillips investigates the power of enzymes.