Science stories – Knowledge

Is the invention of the scientific journal one of the most significant steps in the history of science? Sir Paul Nurse, President of the Royal Society, and his daughter Dr Emily Nurse discuss the Philosophical Transactions, the world’s oldest surviving science journal as it turns 350 years old. This film is part of a series of Science stories to celebrate 350 years of scientific publishing by the Royal Society. https://royalsociety.org/publishing350/ Volume 1 of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society - http://bit.ly/2GGWeJW History of Philosophical Transactions - http://bit.ly/2HcEzHb Royal Society Journal Collection: Science in the making - http://bit.ly/2IA2qjz Produced by Red Banana Productions for the Royal Society http://www.redbanana.tv/