Jacob Bronowski

Jacob Bronowski (January 18 1908, Lód?, Poland - August 22 1974, East Hampton, New York, USA) was the presenter of the BBC television documentary series, The Ascent of Man which inspired Carl Sagan's series.

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January 18 - 1908 - Lód? - Poland - August 22 - 1974 - East Hampton, New York - USA - BBC - Television - Documentary - The Ascent of Man - Carl Sagan

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As a student at Bronowski University of Cambridge he co-edited, with William Empson, the literary periodical Experiment which first appeared in 1928.

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University of Cambridge - William Empson

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Bronowski wrote a Ph.D. in algebraic geometry, and was a poet (he lived near to Laura Riding and Robert Graves in Majorca in the 1930s). He spent the war in Operations Research; afterwards he became Director Of Research for the National Coal Board (UK). After his experiences as an official observer of the after-effects of the Nagasaki and Hiroshima bombings he turned to biology, as did his friend, Leo Szilard, to better understand the nature of violence. He was an Associate Director of the Salk Institute from 1964.

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Algebraic geometry - Laura Riding - Robert Graves - Majorca - 1930s - War - National Coal Board - UK - Nagasaki and Hiroshima - Biology - Leo Szilard - Salk Institute - 1964

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He is the father of the British academic Lisa Jardine.

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