• Ep. 4: Giant Telescopes and Fusion Power

  • By: Bill Bryson
  • Length: 21 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (79 ratings)

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By: Bill Bryson
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A giant telescope built by a wealthy Irish landlord during the potato famine and a model of an object that the British media claimed had re-created the sun. Bill tells the stories behind the mirror from the great Rosse telescope and the model of the Harwell controlled Zero Energy Thermonuclear Assembly (ZETA), with the help of Alison Boyle who is the Keeper of Science Collections at the Science Museum. Both objects tell about the pursuit of science and the quest for fame and publicity.
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Really enjoyable series

This series is very enjoyable and the experts that Bill Bryson talks to really ties the different objects together really well. Well worth the listen

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This is a series of short stories filled with wonderful information. I really enjoyed listening to it.

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