Horizon. [Season 50, Episode 12], The £10 million challenge /
Horizon launches the 2014 Longitude Prize. The original Longitude Prize was awarded 300 years ago to John Harrison for his chronometer clock, which enabled ships to determine their exact position at sea. This invention reduced the number of shipwrecks and enabled Britain's global trade to flour...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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London, England :
BBC Worldwide,
2014.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Horizon launches the 2014 Longitude Prize. The original Longitude Prize was awarded 300 years ago to John Harrison for his chronometer clock, which enabled ships to determine their exact position at sea. This invention reduced the number of shipwrecks and enabled Britain's global trade to flourish. Professor Alice Roberts looks at the history of this quest for a scientific solution to a life-threatening problem, while other presenters including Liz Bonnin and Michael Mosley explore six issues that could be the focus of the 2014 prize, from malnutrition to antibiotic resistance to zero-carbon flight. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed January 23, 2019). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (52 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 00:52:05 |