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The Genius of Invention, BBC2&HD 9pm, 24 - 31 Jan, 7-14 Feb
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Another BBC "Science for the masses" series.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01qb0r1
Radio Times preview http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/tr48q/the-genius-of-invention--series-1---1-power
Article by Michael Mosley http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/0/21034983
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01qb0r1
Radio Times preview http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/tr48q/the-genius-of-invention--series-1---1-power
Article by Michael Mosley http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/0/21034983
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I'll record it and watch CBB I think.
Stage 3 people who went to class and paid attention.
This is for those who didn't and that's a lot of people.
Those of us who already know the workings of all these things still find it interesting and sincerely hope that those who don't are learning something.
And by Christ, it's a million times less brain rotting than 99% of the other programmes!
I agree, and I was looking forward to this prog. Science can be interesting when explained in layman's terms, but this seems to be aimed at 10 year olds. When it started I thought it must be a schools programme.
What's "stage 3" in old money?
It may be fairly basic but it's well produced with enthusiastic presenters. I'd agree it's on too late though.
I'm still unsure how the condenser works .
It's only dumbed down if you already know all of this already. I'm sure there are plenty of people who don't understand how it all works -and the history of it - and will find this programme interesting.
And now that we make sod all, we have invented the dole queue and the triple dip recession!
Ah, progress!
You're right, but the BBC shouldn't be afraid to challenge people. I fear they feel that people might turn off, but I think they're wrong.
It's one reason I like the Sky at Night, it never talks down to the audience.
The content is interesting, it's the presenting style that's off-putting. As it's aired after 9pm it should have a more adult approach to the subject.
How many of our politicians are engineers or scientists? Most are simply political drones who waffle on about red tape and the environment. Oh except the ones who shaft our engineers by giving our best ideas way to please their political masters in Europe or America.
If it was done in an Open University style then most people would have turned off at the first sign of an equation.
Put steam into a tube.
Spray cold water onto it and it 'condenses' (turns back into water) leaving a vacuum in the space it took up.
Steam takes up more space that the water used to produce it. So a small amount of water when turned into steam takes up a lot of space. Cool it down with a spray of cold water and it returns to water and it's smaller size.
That leaves a vacuum behind which pulls the piston in (down) - Or the outside air pressure is greater than the inside vacuum and so pushes the piston in - the same thing said in a different way.
Margaret Thatcher was a scientist and look what she did with coal! (And the over 3 million unemployed!)
Emmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
Ah, progress!
*Off to the kitchen to make a Jet Engine!
All makes sense!