Welcome back! This episode, we’re starting a brand-new mini-series I’m really excited about: Legends in Lab Coats. This is where we shine a spotlight on the scientists behind the discoveries: their lives, their quirks, and the breakthroughs that shaped our understanding of the universe. And this first instalment is all about pioneers. These are the people who stepped into the unknown, who didn’t just solve problems, but invented entirely new ways of seeing the world. They were ahead of the science of their time, and pushed forward with revolutionary new ideas. Without them, physics as we know it might not even exist. We’ve got three absolute giants today: Isaac Newton, James Clerk Maxwell, and Lise Meitner. Three very different people, in very different centuries, but each of them opened a door to a brand-new world of physics.