 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | TALES OF CATS AND COMETS
|  | |  | MISSED A PROGRAMME?
Go to the Listen Again page | | | | | Ian Peacock talks to writers of fiction about scientific discoveries. | | | |
| |
Will Self considers Pavlov's dog and Phillip Pulman explains how he was听encouraged by a cat in a box. Just two of the writers who talk to Ian Peacock about some of the greatest scientific discoveries and theories - and how they have provided inspiration for their writing.
| | |  | | |
Is a cat in a box dead or alive if you can鈥檛 see it? Why does the image of a falling apple continue to fascinate? And what happens to a kite when lightning strikes? When scientific questions are as imaginative as these it is no wonder that writers have recognised a rich source of material. Ian Peacock finds out how writers have drawn on听five different landmark discoveries and used them as metaphors in their fiction. He talks to Will Self on Pavlov鈥檚 Dog, Philip Pullman on Schr枚dinger鈥檚 Cat, Victoria Glendinning on Franklin鈥檚 Kite, Bernard MacLaverty on Newton鈥檚 Apple and Patrick Moore on Halley鈥檚 Comet They reveal their interpretation of the science, while scientists explain the original discoveries and whether they are flying the flag for science or are just dead dogs.
1. Newton's Apple
 听Listen again to Programme 1 | |  | | |
2. Schr枚dinger's Cat
听Listen again to Programme 2 | | | | |
3. Franklin's Kite
听Listen again to Programme 3 | | | | |
4. Pavlov's Dogs
听Listen again to Programme 4 | | | | |
5. Halley's Comet
听Listen again to Programme 5 | | |
RELATED LINKS | | | 大象传媒i听Science
The 大象传媒 is not responsible for the content of external websites
| | |
| |
|
|
