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Robert Hooke

David Attenborough nominates the 17th-century inventor, Robert Hooke. With Lisa Jardine and Matthew Parris. From August 2008.

Series of biographical discussions with Matthew Parris.

David Attenborough nominates the largely forgotten 17th century-inventor and illustrator. His beautiful drawings of microscopic animals first attracted Attenborough to Hooke, who also helped to design the dome of St Paul's and claimed to have arrived at some of Isaac Newton's groundbreaking laws before Newton himself. Biographer Lisa Jardine joins in the debate.

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Fri 10 Feb 2017 00:30

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  • Tue 19 Aug 2008 16:30
  • Fri 22 Aug 2008 23:00
  • Mon 1 Aug 2011 06:00
  • Thu 9 Feb 2017 18:30
  • Fri 10 Feb 2017 00:30

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