The Romance of Science

The Romance of Science
Genre	science
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Niagara Film Productions
Original release
Network	CBC Television
Release	5 June (1960-06-05) – 28 August 1960 (1960-08-28)

The Romance of Science is a Canadian scientific television series which aired on CBC Television in 1960.

Premise

Each episode featured dramatic portrayals of noted scientists. Niagara Film Productions produced the series for CBC Television. ^[1]

Scheduling

Half-hour episodes were broadcast on Sundays at 5:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 5 June to 28 August 1960.

Episodes

1. 5 June 1960: James Watt and his improvements to steam engine technology
2. 12 June 1960: Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic induction, starring William Needles ^[2]
3. John Dalton and his contributions to atomic theory
4. 26 June 1960: Carl Friedrich Gauss and his mathematical works such as statistics ^[3]
5. 3 July 1960: Physicist Hermann von Helmholtz (Norman Ettlinger) and his development of electrodynamics
6. 10 July 1960: Chemist Antoine Lavoisier (Lloyd Bochner)
7. 17 July 1960: Charles Darwin (Michael Kane), inventor of evolutionary theory
8. 24 July 1960: Gottfried Leibniz and his development of infinitesimal calculus, starring Ivor Barry and Mavor Moore
9. 31 July 1960: Johannes Kepler and his work in mathematics and astronomy
10. 7 August 1960: Carl Linnaeus and his invention of the binary taxonomy of plants ^[4]
11. 14 August 1960: Engineer and physicist William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin
12. 21 August 1960: Inventor and physicist Benjamin Thompson (Count Rumford) and his theories on heat ^[5]
13. 28 August 1960: Sigmund Freud (Gilles Pelletier) and his development of psychoanalysis ^[6]

References

1. Corcelli, John (May 2005). "The Romance of Science". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
2. "Sunday: Program notes - highlights". Ottawa Citizen . 11 June 1960. p. TV Weekly 2. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
3. "Sunday highlights". Ottawa Citizen . 25 June 1960. p. TV Weekly 2. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
4. "Sunday highlights". Ottawa Citizen . 6 August 1960. p. TV Weekly 2. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
5. "Sunday highlights". Ottawa Citizen . 20 August 1960. p. TV Weekly 2. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
6. "Sunday highlights". Ottawa Citizen . 27 August 1960. p. TV Weekly 2. Retrieved 24 December 2011.

External links

• Allan, Blaine (1996). "The Romance of Science". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2011.