Monkman & Seagull's Genius Adventures

Taal: nld
Categorie: Educatie Divers

University Challenge legends Eric Monkman and Bobby Seagull travel through time, exploring their favourite British scientific breakthroughs from across the Industrial Revolution and the Victorian era. The final instalment sees the duo visit the birthplaces of their favourite inventions between 1850 and 1900, the height of the Victorian era, when British progress began to impact our everyday lives. They begin in 1858, with a visit to Crossness Pumping Station - part of the first sanitation system ever built for London which revolutionised public health. They then retrace the footsteps of Charles Darwin at London Zoo in 1859, where they get their hands on a first edition of Darwin's masterwork On the Origin of Species - a book that broadened understanding of human existence. Afterwards, the duo visit a dinosaur park in Crystal Palace - home to the first prehistoric statues ever seen and the first public park dedicated to science.