James Whitbread Lee Glaisher FRS FRSE FRAS (5 November 1848, Lewisham – 7 December 1928, Cambridge), son of James Glaisher and Cecilia Glaisher, was a prolific English mathematician and astronomer. His large collection of (mostly) English ceramics was mostly left to the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. (Wikipedia).
Horsepower: James Watt and the Transition from Horse to Steam
How much power is there in a horsepower, where does the term come from, and how did it become the most common way of talking about the power of a car engine? In fact the history of horsepower begins in the 18th century, and with a man whose name has become synonymous with a measurement of
From playlist Script by JCG: Written by THG's Son
The sky sailors who (nearly) changed history
In 1862 two men accidentally soared into the stratosphere. This is the story of how they barely survived. Learn about the exciting developments in science since with Brilliant! https://www.brilliant.org/SimonClark James Glaisher and Henry Coxwell were two Victorian aeronauts, brave air sa
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Our Universe and Others - Martin Rees
Martin Rees University of Cambridge September 28, 2013 More videos on http://video.ias.edu
From playlist Dreams of Earth and Sky
Samuel Pepys, Queen Elizabeth the First, Charles Dickens and a whole bunch of skulls. Seething Lane has a lot to say for itself. https://www.patreon.com/jagohazzard
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John Gielgud reads Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh - Audiobook (Abridged)
Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh read by Sir John Gielgud.
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Stevenage, Hertfordshire and Crich, Derbyshire. A story about a bus conductor whose hobby is making model trams, we also see life size running trams in the museum at Crich. Various shots of Victor Whitbread as he makes his models and runs them around a track in his garden. We then s
From playlist The Things That Move Us: Trams
Beau Geste by P. C. Wren (1939) - Starring Orson Welles and Laurence Olivier
1939 radio drama hosted by Orson Welles and starring Sir Laurence Olivier. Episode from the CBS radio anthology series 'The Campbell Playhouse'. Broadcast on 17 March 1939. Cast: Orson Welles as Michael 'Beau' Geste Sir Laurence Olivier as John Geste Noah Beery as Sergeant Lejaune Naomi
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We look at a nice view suggested integral. Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL22w63XsKjqzJpcuD6InKWZXep2L0z1H8 Please Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/michaelpennmath?sub_confirmation=1 Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/michael-penn-math Personal Website: http://www.micha
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Debunking James Tour’s Latest Pathetic Series (Part 1 of 4)
James Tour is back at it again, folks! He didn't like my response to his ridiculous series on abiogenesis, exposing him as a complete fraud with no clue what he's talking about on this topic. After some time off to lick his wounds, he's returned with another hot pile of stylized garbage, w
From playlist Debunks/Discussions/Debates
Kurt Gödel Centenary - Part III
John W. Dawson, Jr. Pennsylvania State University November 17, 2006 More videos on http://video.ias.edu
From playlist Kurt Gödel Centenary
Debunking James Tour’s Latest Pathetic Series (Part 2 of 4)
James Tour is back at it again, folks! He didn't like my response to his ridiculous series on abiogenesis, exposing him as a complete fraud with no clue what he's talking about on this topic. After some time off to lick his wounds, he's returned with another hot pile of stylized garbage, w
From playlist Debunks/Discussions/Debates
Zeppelin Attack! The Battle to Destroy L-33
The enormous German 'Super Zeppelin' L-33 was on a mission to attack London in 1916. Discover the saga of her attempted escape to Belgium after sustaining fatal damage, attack by British aircraft and her eventual destruction in a tiny Essex village, as well as the curious fate of her crew.
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Response to James Tour: 700 Papers and Still Clueless (Part 2 of 2)
Last year I made a video about James Tour, a chemist and creationist who speaks out against origin of life research. He didn't like it much, so he decided to make a 14-part series about how dumb I am. He really pulled out all the stops, parading all of his classic fallacious talking points
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John Norris Bahcall - Part III
A Celebration of the Life and Work of John Norris Bahcall October 29, 2005 James Wolfensohn, Peter Goddard, Martin Rees, Boris Kayser, Edward Witten, Freeman Dyson, Vera Rubin, Frank Shu, Norman Lebowitz and Robert O'Dell John Norris Bahcall, Richard Black Professor of Astrophysics in th
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Steven Crowell - “Methodological Atheism: An Essay in Second-Person Phenomenology”
Steven Crowell is Joseph and Joanna Nazro Mullen Professor of Humanities and Professor of Philosophy at Rice University, where he has taught since receiving his PhD in philosophy from Yale in 1981. Crowell’s research focuses on Continental philosophy since Kant, with an emphasis on the cla
From playlist Franke Lectures in the Humanities
How To Take Control Of Any Conversation Without Trying
How To Talk To People - Bruce Lee Charisma Breakdown (Part 2) Get the 4 emotions you need to make a great first impression every time: http://bit.ly/2ENXoza Learning how to talk to people is a super important skill, but one we are never taught in school. In fact, sometimes we get so wr
From playlist How To Become A Better Leader
A Celebration of the Life and Work of John Norris Bahcall October 29, 2005 Nathan Seiberg, Art McDonald, Wick Haxton and Carlos Pena-Garay John Norris Bahcall, Richard Black Professor of Astrophysics in the School of Natural Sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study, recipient of the
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James Robertson: The Untold Civil War | Nat Geo Live
Historian James Robertson reveals surprising, little-known aspects of the Civil War in a remarkable human history of the conflict. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Get More Nat Geo Live: http://bit.ly/MoreNatGeoLive About Nat Geo Live (National Geographic Live): Thought-provok
From playlist National Geographic Live!: Season 2