Joshua Nall: Mars and The Victorians
19:00 Sat 3 Nov 2012 The Barbour Room
New Generation Thinker
With the recent success of NASA’s Curiosity lander, Mars is firmly back on the agenda. But where did our fascination with the red planet start?
Cambridge University historian Joshua Nall returns to Mars, as it was seen a century ago, when science and literature buzzed with claims about inhabitants on the neighbouring planet.
With the recent success of NASA’s Curiosity lander, Mars is firmly back on the agenda. But where did our fascination with the red planet start?
Cambridge University historian Joshua Nall returns to Mars, as it was seen a century ago, when science and literature buzzed with claims about inhabitants on the neighbouring planet.
