A recorded exploration of science and its importance to the 20th century American.,Discussions of aspects of science affecting modern America. This series is hosted by Volta Torrey, the director of radio and television programming at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well as the former editor of Popular Science.An online collection of early educational public radio content from the National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB).
https://www.unlockingtheairwaves.org/programs/century-of-science/
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden:
Education for a century of science
An interview with Professor Walter C. Michels of Bryn Mawr College. Professor Michels discusses the place of physics in a liberal education.
Unity of nature
This program features an interview with Ernest C. Pollard, an author and a professor of physics and biophysics.
Unity of nature
This program features an interview with Ernest C. Pollard, an author and a professor of physics and biophysics.
Education for a century of science
An interview with Professor Walter C. Michels of Bryn Mawr College. Professor Michels discusses the place of physics in a liberal education.
The paperwork revolution
Jay W. Forrester, builder of the world's fastest electronic brain, prof. of industrial management, MIT.
Power from the Sun
Hoyt C. Hottel, solar engineer, MIT; Robert J. Pelletier, designer of the Lexington, Mass., solar house, MIT.