Tutor information
Tim Barrett
Tim Barrett lectures in political history and the history of science. Ten years an OUDCE International Programmes tutor, he is also an Honorary Research Fellow of Keele University, Staffordshire.
Courses
A layperson’s guide to contemporary science’s most strange and startling frontiers, quantum physics and relativity. In tandem with a variety of historical, philosophical and every-day contexts we explore both fields in plain, non-mathematical language.
With extensive and rare archive recordings, this course explores the BBC's vital role during World War II, focusing on major wartime events and on Churchill's remarkable engagement with the new medium of international broadcasting.
DNA, quantum mechanics, relativity, plate tectonics, radio communications and computing. Emphasising historical context, this course offers detailed appraisals of the startling intellectual and technical 20th century achievements forged in peace and war.