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The Essay

Strange Encounters

Wednesday 26 September 2007 23:00-23:15 (Radio 3)

Four scientists relive a key moment in their discipline.

Duration:

15 minutes

Playlist:

3/4. Animal, Vegetable, Mineral

In a cluttered lab in the 1820s, two German chemists show that living matter and minerals can be chemically identical, slaying the idea of a life force. Written by Andrea Sella.

The Essay

Episode and Playlist Information

• 8 Oct 07 Raising My Voice
• 4 Oct 07 Sputnik
• 3 Oct 07 Sputnik
• 2 Oct 07 Sputnik
• 1 Oct 07 Sputnik
• 27 Sep 07 Galileo 1610
• 26 Sep 07 Living matter
• 25 Sep 07 Richard Fortey
• 24 Sep 07 Clive Gamble
• 20 Sep 07 The Flapper