Putting UK skills on the world stage

摘要

Back in 2006 I was fortunate enough to spend a few hours in the company of one of the giants of British science: the late Sir Bernard Lovell. Sir Bernard's contribution to scientific and public life is hard to quantify: his pioneering work on radar helped swing World War II decisively in the allies' favour, whilst the giant radio telescope he built at Jodrell Bank in Cheshire remains one of the biggest and most powerful instruments of its kind in the world.