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Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell FRS join forces to uncover the life and legacy of Kathleen Lonsdale, who spent her career delving deep into the structure of crystals.

Featuring Professor Mike Glazer, Kathleen Lonsdale’s former student.

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Directed by Peter Mann, produced by Spirited Pictures.

Thanks to the kind participation of University College London Department of Earth Sciences and Special Collections, The Royal Institution, Friends House, Department of Physics - University of Oxford, The Science Museum, The International Union of Crystallography, the Imperial War Museum and BBC Archives

Special thanks to: Stephen Lonsdale, Katy Makin, Sarah Aichison, Dr Katy Duncan, Charlotte New, Robert Davies, Professor Ian Wood, Leisa Clemente, Libby Adams, Cato Pedder, Sou Manhsinh, Katy Dabin, Peter Dickinson, Keith Moore, Olivia Ibbotson, Mike Lucibella, Andrew Martin

Archive:
UCL Special Collections
The Royal Institution
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The Imperial War Museum
Ian Wood - UCL
BBC Archives
The International Union of Crystallography
“Photograph by Lotte Meitner-Graf (1898-1973) ©The Lotte Meitner-Graf Archive”


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