Botany: A Blooming History (2011)
Series which tells the story of how people came to understand the natural order of the plant world, and how the quest to discover how plants grow uncovered the secret to life on the planet.
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Episodes
- 1 1. A Confusion of Names2011-06-07 · 59mTimothy Walker, director of Oxford University Botanic Garden, reveals how the breakthroughs of Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus, Chelsea gardener Phillip Miller and English naturalis
- 2 2. Photosynthesis2011-06-14 · 59mThe air we breathe, and all the food we eat, is created from water, sunlight, carbon dioxide and a few minerals. That's it, nothing else. It sounds simple, but this process is one
- 3 3. Hidden World2011-06-21 · 59mFor 10,000 years or more, humans created new plant varieties for food by trial and error and a touch of serendipity. Then 150 years ago, a new era began. Pioneer botanists unlocked
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Timothy WalkerHimself - Presenter
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