The Romance of Science
| The Romance of Science | |
|---|---|
| Genre | science |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Niagara Film Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 5 June – 28 August 1960 |
The Romance of Science is a Canadian scientific television series which aired on CBC Television in 1960.
Premise
[edit]Each episode featured dramatic portrayals of noted scientists. Niagara Film Productions produced the series for CBC Television.[1]
Scheduling
[edit]Half-hour episodes were broadcast on Sundays at 5:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 5 June to 28 August 1960.
Episodes
[edit]- 5 June 1960: James Watt and his improvements to steam engine technology
- 12 June 1960: Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic induction, starring William Needles[2]
- John Dalton and his contributions to atomic theory
- 26 June 1960: Carl Friedrich Gauss and his mathematical works such as statistics[3]
- 3 July 1960: Physicist Hermann von Helmholtz (Norman Ettlinger) and his development of electrodynamics
- 10 July 1960: Chemist Antoine Lavoisier (Lloyd Bochner)
- 17 July 1960: Charles Darwin (Michael Kane), inventor of evolutionary theory
- 24 July 1960: Gottfried Leibniz and his development of infinitesimal calculus, starring Ivor Barry and Mavor Moore
- 31 July 1960: Johannes Kepler and his work in mathematics and astronomy
- 7 August 1960: Carl Linnaeus and his invention of the binary taxonomy of plants[4]
- 14 August 1960: Engineer and physicist William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin
- 21 August 1960: Inventor and physicist Benjamin Thompson (Count Rumford) and his theories on heat[5]
- 28 August 1960: Sigmund Freud (Gilles Pelletier) and his development of psychoanalysis[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Corcelli, John (May 2005). "The Romance of Science". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
- ^ "Sunday: Program notes - highlights". Ottawa Citizen. 11 June 1960. p. TV Weekly 2. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
- ^ "Sunday highlights". Ottawa Citizen. 25 June 1960. p. TV Weekly 2. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
- ^ "Sunday highlights". Ottawa Citizen. 6 August 1960. p. TV Weekly 2. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
- ^ "Sunday highlights". Ottawa Citizen. 20 August 1960. p. TV Weekly 2. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
- ^ "Sunday highlights". Ottawa Citizen. 27 August 1960. p. TV Weekly 2. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
External links
[edit]- Allan, Blaine (1996). "The Romance of Science". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2011.