Jonica newby biography of albert

[Music: La Boheme]

Robyn Williams: Mimi. She is dying, as you know.

Tuberculosis. It killed many a heroine in opera and literature over the centuries. The story of tuberculosis and its cure, what happened 70 years ago next week, and why the discoverer of streptomycin is unknown to this day.

This is The Science Show on RN, and our program's father, in a way, was Peter Pockley, who died last Sunday, sitting in his garden in Glebe in Sydney, listening to classical music.

Was it La Boheme? Peter studied the ABC science unit 49 years ago, so he'll miss out on the 50th anniversary next year.

Jonica newby biography of albert

His golden days on air were during the Apollo missions to the Moon. And so, to celebrate his contributions, here's Peter Pockley reminiscing about the actual landing. And we begin with the astronauts.

Buzz Aldrin: We've been particularly pleased with the emblem of our flight, depicting the US eagle bringing the universal