Guest: Dava Sobel.
The fact that the earth revolves around the sun may seem like common sense to us, but in the early sixteenth century, it was nothing short of ridiculous. Today's guest on Focus, writer Dava Sobel, explores the publication of Copernicus' heliocentric theory and the revolution of truly astronomical size that it would launch.
Guest: Jonathan P. Gardner, Ph.D.
This hour on Focus, we're joined by NASA astronomer and cosmologist Jonathan Gardner to discuss his work on the James Webb Space Telescope.
Guest: Bob Berman.
Without the sun, there would be no life on Earth. Today on Focus, we're joined by author Bob Berman to talk about his new book The Sun's Heartbeat. He provides a lively biography of our star, from its birth to its spectacular future death, and addresses some of the mysteries regarding the sun and sunlight. We'll tackle all this and more on the show.
Guest: Edward Dolnick.
Today on Focus, bestselling author Edward Dolnick joins the show to talk about his new book The Clockwork Universe. The book documents the tale of a group of tormented geniuses who changed the world as we knew it: Isaac Newton and the members of the Royal Society. Dolnick discusses the birth of modern science and more today on Focus.
