RIP John Walters. Worked on particle accelerators at CERN in Switzerland, New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Former Physics lecturer at The Open University. Husband and father. He died on 21 July 2021, aged 83.
+BizMarkUK You summed up OU vids from this era very well! "it demonstrates rather nicely that a carefully worded and calmly delivered verbal tutorial, along with some basic props, are far more effective than wiz-bang effects" I wish contemporary BBC/OU documentary makers would re-learn this basic rule.
I avidly watched all these OU programs when I was about 14 or 15 in the mid 1980s. This one looks very familiar. I was lucky, when it came to school classes about nuclear power station tech, one of my physics teachers let me read his uni notes on Einstein's theories instead, because I'd already learned about nuclear theory and power generation on my own; so a shout out to Mr. Freeman of Arran High School, wherever he may be today, thanks dude for some memorable classes. :)
Quick search of Genome suggests that this was shown just after midnight on Friday 4 September 1992. And the simplest methods are definitely the best ones.
I can imagine John Walters was a bit of a hustler at the snooker table, and would reiterate his opening words from this programme as part of trousering all comers. : )
How do you identify scientists? They are the people who never fall asleep or need sleep! [:-D] Talk about 'ASMR'. I about dozed off after the first 35-40 seconds. I'm not knocking science, no, it's only a joke. [;-)]
![Non-Euclidean Geometry [Topics in the History of Mathematics]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/an0dXEImGHM/mqdefault.jpg)
First aired on Sunday, 4th September 1983, and repeated many times over the course of the next decade.
loved sleepily climbing onto sofa and putting OU on as a kid/teen. just letting it wash over me.
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I use to sneak down and watch this when I was terribly wee.
RIP John Walters.
Worked on particle accelerators at CERN in Switzerland, New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Former Physics lecturer at The Open University. Husband and father.
He died on 21 July 2021, aged 83.
I just knew I should have considered electrons on every shot..
+BizMarkUK
You summed up OU vids from this era very well!
"it demonstrates rather nicely that a carefully worded and calmly delivered verbal tutorial, along with some basic props, are far more effective than wiz-bang effects"
I wish contemporary BBC/OU documentary makers would re-learn this basic rule.
Alot of them are being deleted from youtube, which is so unfortunate. Because there aren't many topics on math history. Feels badman :'(
Thanks for posting.
I avidly watched all these OU programs when I was about 14 or 15 in the mid 1980s. This one looks very familiar. I was lucky, when it came to school classes about nuclear power station tech, one of my physics teachers let me read his uni notes on Einstein's theories instead, because I'd already learned about nuclear theory and power generation on my own; so a shout out to Mr. Freeman of Arran High School, wherever he may be today, thanks dude for some memorable classes. :)
I did this course in 1982
Thanks for uploading. So refreshing to see a well-explained concept, without any unnecessary gimmicks.
Quick search of Genome suggests that this was shown just after midnight on Friday 4 September 1992. And the simplest methods are definitely the best ones.
This must be from an earlier showing because I was without a VCR from July 1992 to October 1994.
@@mbvideoselection The trailers at the end narrow it down to that date if Genome is to be believed, I don't disbelieve you of course!
I can imagine John Walters was a bit of a hustler at the snooker table, and would reiterate his opening words from this programme as part of trousering all comers. : )
I'm starting the 60-point course S217 in October, and this video has been most helpful - thank you! :)
starlaeuropa how did it go?
Thank you so much for uploading
Is it wrong that I wanted to be an OU presenter when I was a kid?
The Open University always reminded me of Dr Who, from the 1970s. Why? Because Dr Who, back then, was like watching a science lesson, lolol.
The Open University always reminded me of old versions of DR WHO. Why? Because Dr Who - especially during the 1970s - was filled with science too.
Don’t let physics documentaries get in the way of your snooker pal 👍
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How do you identify scientists? They are the people who never fall asleep or need sleep! [:-D] Talk about 'ASMR'. I about dozed off after the first 35-40 seconds. I'm not knocking science, no, it's only a joke. [;-)]
Gad Saad's Daad.