简介：Scienceiswhoweare,wherewecomefromandwhathappensnext.Buthowscienceestablisheditselfasthewayforustounderstandexistenceandtotakecontrolofourdestinyisanintegral,andoftenoverlookedpartofournation’sstory. Inanewthree-partseriesforBBCTwo,ProfessorBrianCoxintroducesBritain’sscienceheroes,takingustotheplacestheymadetheirdiscoveries,recreatingtheirexperimentsandexaminingthelegacylefttotheirscientificdescendants.HewillfindthattheBritishtraditionofinnovationanddiscoveryoweseverythingtotheearlypioneersandhowthebusinessofdiscoveryandinnovationisaprocessofcreativeinspiration,collaborationandtruegrit–anendeavourinwhichBritainhasconsistentlysetthepace. ProfessorCoxbeginsthisintimateportraitofBritishsciencewithafacetofaceencounterwithIsaacNewton’sdeathmask.StartingwithNewton,Brianinvestigatesthepersonalityofscientists,showinghowtheirgreatestachievementisthescientificmethod–removingpersonalbiasininterestfromdiscovery.HemeetsoneofthefewremainingpeoplewhoworkedonthewartimeBritishnuclearbombprogramme,whilstdiscoveringthewayinwhichtheacquisitionofknowledgecansometimesbeatoddswithpublicmorality.FinallyBrianmeetsthecurrentpresidentoftheRoyalSociety,ProfessorSirPaulNurse,whorevealsanewapproachtothebusinessofdiscoveryinwhathebelieveswillbethemostsuccessfulBritishbiomedicalresearchinitiativeever–theCrickInstitute,currentlyunderconstructioninLondon’sKing’sCross.…