Bright Sparks: the history & science of fireworks (30 Oct 2014)

Lunch Hour Lectures - Autumn 2014 Dr Simon Werrett, UCL Science and Technology Studies Dr Werrett explores the changing relationship between science and art in the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries by looking at interactions between pyrotechnicians and scientists. Fireworks, used to celebrate grand occasions of state, inspired a variety of ideas about the natural world, while scientific advances in physics and chemistry helped to create surprising new pyrotechnic effects. You can also watch this lecture on the UCLLHL YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J9lm56wDGs