Thatcher, Scientist
489 views · Published 31 May 2011 · 11:56 · Indexed 25 October 2026
Channel: The Royal Society · 2011 · News & Politics
In this video podcast Claire Birch interviews Dr Jon Agar who has published a paper in Notes & Records which looks at Margaret Thatcher's early career as a scientist, an area of her life often overlooked by biographers. He then discusses how this training may have influenced her political career.
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