<p>February is LGBTQ+ History Month and to celebrate we explore the lives of two LGBT scientists Alan Turing and Sophia Jex Blake. Discover how these two individuals changed history with their brilliance.</p><p>First broadcast on 25/02/2022</p>

February is LGBTQ+ History Month and to celebrate we explore the lives of two LGBT scientists Alan Turing and Sophia Jex Blake. Discover how these two individuals changed history with their brilliance. First broadcast on 25/02/2022

85: Alan Turing and Sophia Jex Blake

Join us for this two-minute podcast where we explore a different scientific concept each week.  

Did you know that a Scottish mountain helped measure the weight of the Earth, or that octopuses are amazing escape artists? Discover what it was like for cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin to be the first to launch into space and listen to some inspiring stories from people working in science today. What else will you discover with a Spark of Science?  

Get in touch on twitter @gsc1 or visit https://www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/the-spark-magazine

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Join us for this two-minute podcast where we explore a different scientific concept each week. Did you know that a Scottish mountain helped measure the weight of the Earth, or that octopuses are amazing escape artists? Discover what it was like for cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin to be the first to launch into space and listen to some inspiring stories from people working in science today. What else will you discover with a Spark of Science? Get in touch on twitter @gsc1 or visit https://www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/the-spark-magazine

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85: Alan Turing and Sophia Jex Blake

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