Episode

Horizon: Learning from Machines

Name: Horizon: Learning from Machines
Released: 1965-01-06
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Michael Mosley, Paul Vaughan, Alice Roberts, Hannah Fry, Richard Feynman

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Overview

At a time when the use of teaching machines is fast expanding, Horizon looks at the principles behind them and enquires into their success

Details

Series: Horizon
Season: Season 2
Episode: Episode 1
Air date: 1965-01-06
Runtime: 60 min

Episode context

Learning from Machines is Episode 1 in 1965 of Horizon. It aired on 1965-01-06. The runtime is 60 min.

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Episode 5: The Great Computer Scandal / H-Bomb Detectors 1965-03-03 | 60 min Horizon investigates the states of big research computers in Britain. Also, Horizon looks at the H-Bomb Detectors and how British scientists have developed a nuclear explosion detector which has changed the political outlook for nuclear test controls.

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Episode 7: Restless Genius / Faster, Farther, Higher 1965-03-31 | 60 min Prof. Andrade presents a tribute to Robert Hooke: architect, astronomer, geologist, and meteorologist who discovered the cell. This episode also includes a report on a 36 year study of the cell wall by Prof. Preston.

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Episode 10: The Long Slide / Men with Gills 1965-05-26 | 60 min When a rubber tyre rolls fast on a wet surface it may rise on a film of water and begin to 'aquaplane.' Scientists are studying this fact which creates a real hazard to aircraft passengers and fast drivers. A new membrane developed in America holds forth the prospect of men being able to live under water.

Episode 11: Men and Sharks / Sir Henry Dale, OM, FRS 1965-06-09 | 60 min Horizon looks at Prof. Perry Gilbert's research on captured sharks and meets with the eminent physiologist Sir Henry Dale as he celebrates his 90th birthday and looks back on his career in medical research. The eminent physiologist, who celebrates his ninetieth birthday today, looks back on his first discovery sixty years ago.

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