Falling upwards

In this heart-lifting talk, the Romantic biographer Richard Holmes floats across the world following the pioneer generation of balloon aeronauts, from the first heroic experiments of the Montgolfiers in 1780s to the tragic attempt to fly a balloon to the North Pole in the 1890s.
Venue: The Royal Institution
Start date: Wed, 29 May 2013 19:00:00 +0100
End date: Wed, 29 May 2013 20:30:00 +0100

Source: Nature Network London - Upcoming Events - April 5, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: events