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'I believe that justice and security... can never be reached by a method which involves the indiscriminate slaughter of guilty and innocent alike, which involves the starvation of children and the permanent injury of their minds and bodies.' - Kathleen Lonsdale FRS.
Maggie Aderin-Pocock meets Jocelyn Bell Burnell to discover the fascinating story of Kathleen Lonsdale, a pioneering X-ray crystallographer, activist and Quaker.
Full film: https://youtu.be/Jwcf23XJ8vI
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The Royal Society is a Fellowship of the world's most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence. We aim to recognise, promote, and support excellence in science and to encourage the development and use of science ...