The global 3000 talks with team british researchers who take a more optimistic view. The world is not always a good plan but its much much better than i was. Really getting better. A global 3000. 00 special reports. Start august 19th on digital. Welcome to tomorrow today the science show on t w coming up alexander from home but was born 250 years ago we follow in the footsteps of the great scientist and explorer. The tablo physique is one of hubbards most important creations it
contains in consistencies as scientists have found out. And we had to fire back where hobart studied Mining Technology now researchers there are working on new ways of extracting metals. He wanted to see the world in its entirety at a time when europeans saw themselves as a period to other peoples and cultures aleksandr from home but sought personal contact his famous expedition to the americas revealed to him how everything was connected. Multifaceted scientist explorer humanist combat is considered one of the
a government mine inspector he set off for the americas in 171009 it was a dream come true for a naturalist for 4 months we slept in the forests surrounded by crocodiles boas and jackie was eating nothing more than rice ants manioc and on occasion monkeys he wrote of the hardships and excitement of his expedition he returned after 5 years with a wealth of measurement data and botanical and geological specimens. vulcanology zoology ethnology just 3 of the many research areas to which he made important contributions. was celebrated in his lifetime he died in 859 and. his legacy is preserved in his great multi-volume work cosmos a comprehensive treaties on science and nature. how relevant is humbug today. to find out our reporter christiana coleman headed