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Seven Ages of ScienceEpisodes

    Age of Now

    7/7Lisa Jardine explores what's driving science in the 21st century.

    Age of War

    6/7Lisa Jardine explores how the demands of war mobilised science long before WWII.

    Age of the Lab

    5/7Lisa Jardine explores how scientists became separated from wider society.

    Age of Inspiration

    4/7Lisa Jardine explores an age in which scientists took leaps of faith.

    Age of Opportunity

    3/7Lisa Jardine explores how the industrial revolution transformed scientific endeavour.

    Age of Exploration

    2/7Lisa Jardine describes how Britain's desire to build an empire promoted botany.

    Age of Ingenuity

    1/7Lisa Jardine explores the birth of modern science in Restoration England.