Sep 21, 2024
Joan d'Arc: Episode 1
Luminaries
The Luminaries podcast explores the lives of the world's most influential people.
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Jan 22, 2023
Jan 22, 2023
1hr 49 min
This episode of Luminaries follows the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the Director of the American atomic program at Los Alamos.
Jul 21, 2020
Jul 21, 2020
1hr 15 min
This episode of the Luminaries Podcast follows the adventurous life of America's most famous pilot Amelia Earhart.
Jul 21, 2020
Jul 21, 2020
1hr 27 min
HG. Wells is considered by many to be the "father of science fiction." His most famous works, The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds are recognized all over the world. Wells was a prolific writer in many genres, completing such works as The Outline of History, The Science of Life, and The Rights of Man which laid the groundwork for the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights. During his life, Wells was a social and political rebel and a prophetic ambassador of technology.
Jan 4, 2020
Jan 4, 2020
46 min
The second episode of Luminaries looks at the extraordinary life of the Serbian inventor Nikola Tesla. Read more about Tesla and see the podcast in pictures at https://luminariespodcast.wordpress.com/2020/01/04/nikola-tesla-electric-sorcerer/
Nov 10, 2019
Nov 10, 2019
30 min
The maiden episode of the Luminaries Podcast explores the life of the French general Charles de Gaulle. Read the more about de Gualle and the episode in pictures at https://luminariespodcast.wordpress.com/2019/11/10/charles-de-gaulle/