The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

Gareth Roberts: The Home of the Future

The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures are annual lectures by the Royal Institution presenting scientific subjects the general public in an entertaining manner (since 1825), this series has been broadcast by BBC four since 2010.

Where to Watch The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures • Gareth Roberts: The Home of the Future

5 Episodes

  • Appliance science
    E1
    Appliance scienceProfessor Gareth Roberts, FRS, conducts his audience from the oil lamp and the cooking range through modern appliances to the future of cooking and lighting using novel methods.
  • Home, safe home
    E2
    Home, safe homeSince the first caveman and hut-dweller, man has developed better protection from the elements with ever more complex homes. Today's programme traces developments in building technology: 'smart' glass and locks with 'smart' keys.
  • Electronics for pleasure
    E3
    Electronics for pleasureHome entertainment is simple for the talented - and the rich have had their jesters and musicians. For the rest of us, recorded sound has been developed, and now television moves into a new era.
  • Home, smart home
    E4
    Home, smart homeSince Nelson signalled to his fleet with flags, we have progressed through simple telegraphy, and the old steam wireless, to reading the meter remotely and switching on the electric blanket by cordless telephone.
  • Mixers, meters and molecules
    E5
    Mixers, meters and moleculesSilicon technology can give us a miniature gas meter and help us with interior design - but now come the organics! Molecular electronics will bring both beauty and brains.

 

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