The Life Scientific is a Scientific Documentary programme.

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The Life Scientific: Optical Communications Pioneer Polina Bayvel

Series 1213, episode 5

Jim Al-Khalili examines Polina Bayvel's work on developing fibre optic cables, and her efforts to discover how much data could they transport, and how quickly

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Jim Al-Khalili
Anna Buckley