Man of Science

Jul 31, 1966 on BBC TWO at 9:00 PM

Summary

H. G. Wells is best known as a writer of science romances and a man who, with remarkable accuracy, predicted future technological developments from the tank to space-shots. Behind the writer lay the shadow of the scientist he nearly became. Tonight's... (more) programme looks at the other side of this complex figure. Also: 'Nature' Tomorrow - An interview with John Maddox , the new editor of one of the world's most influential scientific journals, Nature, in which he discusses his ideas for bringing up-to-date the magazine's coverage of scientific events.

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