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Was there a strategic alternative to the atomic bombing of 1945? |
Delve into history with Dr Rob Johnson, Director of The Changing Character of War Centre at Oxford, as he explores a pivotal question. |
Rob Johnson |
21 Dec 2023 |
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Nuclear Physics and the development of the bomb |
Explore the history of atomic bomb development with Dr. Georg Viehhauser, Particle Physics Research Lecturer at St John's College, Oxford. |
Georg Viehhauser |
21 Dec 2023 |
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How Epidemics End: Introduction |
Dr Erica Charters (Oxford) and Dr Kristin Heitman (Independent Historian) discuss their research into the conclusion of epidemics. |
Erica Charters, Kristin Heitman |
08 Oct 2021 |
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Discussing Penicillin |
Marie-Louise Kerr, Penicillin Exhibition Curator, Museum of the History of Science gives a short talk for the Oxford University Museums Staff Conference. |
Marie-Louise Kerr |
21 Oct 2016 |
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Periodic Tales |
Author Hugh Aldersey-Williams, historian of science Jo Hedesan and chemist Peter Battle discuss the ways in which the elements continue to inspire us today |
Hugh Aldersey-Williams, Jo Hedesan, Peter Battle |
13 Oct 2015 |
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Leviathan and the Air Pump: Highlights |
Historians of Science David Wootton and Michael Hunter review the controversial book 50 years on |
Ritchie Robertson, David Wootton, Michael Hunter |
28 May 2015 |
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Leviathan and the Air Pump: Thirty Years On |
The historian of science David Wootton reviews the controversial dispute between Robert Boyle and Thomas Hobbes, followed by a reply from Boyle's biographer Michael Hunter |
Ritchie Robertson, David Wootton, Michael Hunter |
12 May 2015 |
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The Perfect Theory: A Century of Geniuses and the Battle over General Relativity |
A discussion exploring Pedro Ferreira's book |
Pedro Ferreira, Harvey Brown, Alex Butterworth, Javier Lezaun |
16 Mar 2015 |
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Humanities and Science: Culture and Technology |
An interdisciplinary discussion exploring culture’s interaction with technology |
Maria Blanco, Fritz Vollrath, Andrew Wilson, Lionel Tarassenko |
16 Mar 2015 |
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Observing by Hand: Sketching the Nebulae in the Nineteenth Century |
A discussion of Omar Nasim's book |
Omar Nasim, Stephen Johnston, Martin Kemp, Chris Lintott |
16 Mar 2015 |
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Creative Commons |
Symposium - The New History of Scientific Experience: Observing, Experimenting, Collecting, Representing and Reading in Early Modern Europe |
With Professor Lorraine Daston, Dr Simon Werrett (UCL), Dr Rhodri Lewis (Oxford), Dr Sachiko Kusukawa (Cambridge) and Prof Martin Mulsow (Erfurt), chaired by Prof Laurence Brockliss (Oxford). |
Lorraine Daston, Simon Werrett, Rhodri Lewis, Sachiko Kusukawa |
28 May 2013 |
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From Alligator Wrestling to Fossil Skeletons: Scientific Eccentricity in the Early 19th Century |
Dr Vicky Carroll talks about the eccentric tendencies of early 19th-century natural historians. Whether hunting for fossils or wrestling alligators, these scientists certainly had an active interest in their field work! |
Vicky Carroll |
20 Sep 2011 |
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Al-Mizan: Astrolabes in Cultural Context |
A public lecture by Dr. Silke Ackermann, Curator of European and Islamic scientific instruments at the British Museum. Part of the Al-Mizan exhibition which explores the connections between the sciences and arts in Muslim societies. |
Silke Ackermann |
06 Apr 2011 |
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Al-Mizan: Mapping the Earth in Medieval Islam |
A public lecture by Professor Emilie Savage-Smith, FBA, Emeritus Professor of the History of Islamic Science, University of Oxford. Part of the Al-Mizan exhibition which explores the connections between the sciences and arts in Muslim societies. |
Emilie Savage Smith |
06 Apr 2011 |
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Telescopes Now Lecture 3: The Gemini Telescopes |
In the third in a series of lectures by senior astronomers about recent developments in telescopes, Professor Roger Davies talks about his work on the Gemini Telescopes. |
Roger Davies |
03 Mar 2009 |
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Telescopes Now Lecture 2: Jodrell Bank, the Lovell Telescope and e-MERLIN |
In the second in a series of lectures by senior astronomers about recent developments in the telescope, Professor Phil Diamond talks about his work at Jodrell Bank on E-Merlin, and in particular the Lovell Telescope. |
Phil Diamond |
03 Mar 2009 |
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Telescopes Now Lecture 1: The William Herschel and the Hubble telescopes |
In the first in a series of lectures by senior astronomers about recent developments in telescopes, Professor Alexander Boksenberg talks about his work with the William Herschel and the Hubble telescopes. |
Alexander Boksenberg |
03 Mar 2009 |
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Science at Oxford in the 17th Century: Boyle, Hooke and others |
Dr. Allan Chapman lectures at the Sutton Trust Chemistry Summer School, a week long workshop featuring chemistry lectures and lab work. |
Allan Chapman |
02 May 2008 |