Scottish inventions and discoveries
A look at some of the great Scots and their world-famous inventions and discoveries.
The legacy of James Clerk Maxwell—Scotland's Einstein: James Clerk Maxwell - The Man Who Changed the World
James Clerk Maxwell is responsible for many of things that dominate the modern world.
The invention of television by John Logie Baird—The Genius of Invention, Learning Zone, Visual Image
The major scientific invention of television by John Logie Baird in 1925.
The brains behind the Industrial Revolution—Why the Industrial Revolution Happened Here - Learning Zone
How Britain’s political system encouraged freedom to try scientific and business ideas.
John Logie Baird clip—Learning
A short account of the workings of John Logie Baird's mechanical television.
Fleming and the discovery of penicillin—Bitesize Secondary, Science 1
Sir Alexander Fleming on how he discovered the world's first antibiotic, penicillin.
Last Explorers: John Muir clip—Learning
Neil Oliver describes the risks John Muir took exploring waterfalls in Yosemite.
Thomas Telford - The Great Designer—Local Heroes, Series 2, Wales
2 of Thomas Telford’s design achievements - Menai Bridge and Pontcysyllte aqueduct.
Fishing line and bells?—Castles in the Sky
Robert Watson Watt proposes his idea of how to detect enemies.
James Watt and his improvements to the steam engine—Learning
A short clip about how James Watt improved the steam engine
The invention of the telephone and how it changed society—The Genius of Invention, Learning Zone, Communication
The major scientific invention of the telephone by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876.
Edinburgh palaeontologists find 170 million year old sauropod trackway on Skye shores—Learning
Edinburgh palaeontologists find 170 million year old sauropod trackway on Skye © BBC WW
