Episode
Horizon: The Wages of Science
Overview
The survival of Britain as an industrial power depends of science and on scientists. But are our scientists paid enough to attract them into the right jobs?
Details
- Series
- Horizon
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 23
- Air date
- 1966-12-19
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
The Wages of Science is Episode 23 in 1966 of Horizon. It aired on 1966-12-19. The runtime is 60 min.
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