Video Art, culture and society CHRISTMAS LECTURES Maths Physics Technology and engineering Exploring music – The essence of an instrument (1989) Charles Taylor investigates the essential features that have to be present in any instrument, if a usable musical sound is to be Exploring music – The essence of an instrument (1989) Read more
Video Art, culture and society CHRISTMAS LECTURES Maths Physics Technology and engineering Exploring music – What is music? (1989) Charles Taylor asks whether some sounds musical and others just noise? Exploring music – What is music? (1989) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Crystals and lasers – Crystals, lasers and the human body (1987) Laser technology is being used in medicine to investigate, diagnose and cure. David Phillips shows us the different uses of Crystals and lasers – Crystals, lasers and the human body (1987) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Crystals and lasers – Constructing a laser (1987) How do you amplify light with the stimulated emission of radiation? In this lecture, David Phillips shows us step by step how to Crystals and lasers – Constructing a laser (1987) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Crystals and lasers – Semiconductors, superconductors and catalysts (1987) Levitating with superconductors, charging with semiconductors and combusting with catalysts. John Meurig Thomas demonstrates the Crystals and lasers – Semiconductors, superconductors and catalysts (1987) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Crystals and lasers – The architecture of crystals (1987) What does a crystal look like up close? John Meurig Thomas uses optical and electron diffraction to reveal the crystal Crystals and lasers – The architecture of crystals (1987) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Communicating – Computers (1985) Computers were first created as calculating machines for the manipulation of numbers. Communicating – Computers (1985) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Communicating – The integrated body (1985) The body consists of many different organs each composed of enormous numbers of living cells. Communicating – The integrated body (1985) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Communicating – The pace of technology (1985) Communication is so important that we often want to do it quickly and over long distances. Communicating – The pace of technology (1985) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Communicating – The bionic bat (1985) A special branch of communication involves the use of echoes to replace sight when visibility is poor. Communicating – The bionic bat (1985) Read more