Luminaries

Luminaries Podcast

Extraordinary People, Extraordinary Ideas

  • 1 hour 49 minutes
    J. Robert Oppenheimer: Father of the Atomic Bomb

    This episode of Luminaries follows the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the Director of the American atomic program at Los Alamos.

    22 January 2023, 11:22 pm
  • 1 hour 15 minutes
    Amelia Earhart: For the Fun of It

    This episode of the Luminaries Podcast follows the adventurous life of America's most famous pilot Amelia Earhart.

    22 July 2020, 12:38 am
  • 1 hour 27 minutes
    H.G. Wells: The Original Futurist

    HG. Wells is considered by many to be the "father of science fiction." His most famous works, The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds are recognized all over the world. Wells was a prolific writer in many genres, completing such works as The Outline of History, The Science of Life, and The Rights of Man which laid the groundwork for the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights. During his life, Wells was a social and political rebel and a prophetic ambassador of technology. 

    22 July 2020, 12:37 am
  • 46 minutes 8 seconds
    Nikola Tesla: Electric Sorcerer

    The second episode of Luminaries looks at the extraordinary life of the Serbian inventor Nikola Tesla. Read more about Tesla and see the podcast in pictures at https://luminariespodcast.wordpress.com/2020/01/04/nikola-tesla-electric-sorcerer/

    4 January 2020, 10:29 pm
  • 30 minutes 7 seconds
    Charles de Gaulle

    The maiden episode of the Luminaries Podcast explores the life of the French general Charles de Gaulle. Read the more about de Gualle and the episode in pictures at https://luminariespodcast.wordpress.com/2019/11/10/charles-de-gaulle/

    10 November 2019, 11:31 pm
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