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Connections is a science education television series created, written, and presented by British science historian James Burke. The series was produced and directed by Mick Jackson of the BBC Science and Features Department and first aired in 1978 (UK) and 1979 (US).
James Burke (born 22 December 1936) is a broadcaster, science historian, author, and television producer. He was one of the main presenters of the BBC1 science series Tomorrow's World from 1965 to 1971 and created and presented the television series Connections (1978), and its more philosophical sequel The Day the Universe Changed (1985), about the history of science and technology.
Connections: An Investigation into Organized Crime in Canada, a documentary television series; Connections (British TV series), a 1978 documentary television series and book by science historian James Burke; Connections, a British game show of the 1980s
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The Day the Universe Changed: A Personal View by James Burke is a British documentary television series written and presented by science historian James Burke, originally broadcast on BBC1 from 19 March until 21 May 1985 by the BBC. The series' primary focus is on the effect of advances in science and technology on western society in its ...
Martyn Poliakoff, British chemist, featured in the YouTube The Periodic Table of Videos series; John Polkinghorne, physicist and author; Robert Pollack, biologist and author; Michael Pollan, journalist and author, professor; Carolyn Porco, leader of Cassini Imaging Team; Roy Porter, prolific work on the history of medicine
Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections is a British documentary series originally broadcast on the National Geographic Channel, and later on BBC2. It is presented by Richard Hammond , and looks at how engineers and designers use historic inventions and clues from the natural world in ingenious ways to develop new buildings and machines.
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