Ich war vor kurzem in Berlin. Dort fiel mir auf, dass überall der Name „Humboldt“ auftaucht. Es gibt die Humboldt-Universität, das Humboldt Forum, ein Humboldt-Denkmal und natürlich auch eine Humboldt-Straße. Wer steckt hinter diesem Namen? Es ist ein Herr namens Alexander von Humboldt, der in diesem Jahr seinen 250. Geburtstag feiert und ein deutscher Natur ... Show More
May 2019
Hubble Not-So Constant, Synthetic E. Coli, The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt
The Hubble Constant
The Hubble constant is the current expansion rate of the universe but it seems to have changed over time. Hiranya Peiris, Professor of Astrophysics from University College London and Adam Riess, Professor of Physics and Astronomy from Johns Hopkins University, ... Show More
34m 16s
Feb 2000
Goethe and the Science of the Enlightenment
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the great poet and dramatist, famous for Faust, for The Sorrows of Young Werther, for Storm und Drang and for being a colossus in German literature. Born in the middle of the eighteenth century he lived through the first ... Show More
28m 3s
Oct 2021
Alexander the Great (Part 1)
Alexander the Great took his father's kingdom and made it the greatest empire the world had ever seen. Part one covers his childhood, education, rise to power, and early conquests. Sources: * Alexander the Great and His Times by Agnes Savill * Philip & Alexander: Kings and Conque ... Show More
55m 9s