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James Burke is a British science historian, author and television producer best known for his documentary television series focusing on the history of science and technology leaven with a sense of humor.
Born in Londonderry, Northern Ireland and educated in Oxford he received his MA from Jesus College. Later he moved to Italy where he lectured at universities in Bologna and UrbinoUrbino is a city in the Marche in Italy, southwest of Pesaro, a World Heritage Site with a great cultural history during the Renaissance as the seat of Federico da Montefeltro. It has retained some of its picturesque medieval aspect on steep sloping groun as well as English schools in that country.
During that time he was engaged in the creation of an English-Italian dictionary and the publication of an Encyclopedia of Art. After a period of broadcasting work in 1966 he moved to LondonLondon is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England, and with over seven million inhabitants in the Greater London area, is the second-most populous conurbation in Europe (after Moscow). From being Londinium the capital of the Roman province of Bri to join the BBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation BBC is primarily a national publicly-funded broadcaster based in the United Kingdom, which also has some international services. Some of the international services (such as BBC cable TV in America, Canada and elsewhere's science section where he hosted and co-hosted a number of programs. He was fascinated by the possiblities of television and the potential to educate and entertain by making programs about science and technology.
Burke first made his name as a reporter on the popular and very long-running BBC science series, Tomorrow's World. He was the BBC's anchor and chief reporter on the Apollo missions. His most important work is a highly-acclaimed 10-part documentary series Connections (1979) that was first aired on the BBC, and subsequently on PBS channel in the USThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in. The series was a great success for Burke. Later it was shown in more than 50 countries and appeared in about 350 university and college curriculums. Additionally the book that followed the series was also a best-seller on both sides of the AtlanticFor other uses, see Atlantic (disambiguation The Atlantic Ocean is Earth's second-largest ocean, covering approximately one-fifth of its surface. The ocean's name, derived from Greek mythology, means the " Sea of Atlas". This ocean occupies an elongated,.
Other documentary series made by James Burke :
His books (in order):
James Burke is the leading figure of the KnowledgeWeb ProjectThe KnowledgeWeb Project is a learning web site about knowledge envisioned and supervised by James Burke and the James Burke Institute for Innovation in Education. It is a non-profit, all volunteer project. The mission of the site is to present knowledge
In the closing scenes of The Day the Universe Changed, Burke suggested that a forthcoming revolution in communication and computer technology would allow people all over the world to exchange ideas and opinions instantaneously. Subsequent events seem to have proved him right.