The Anonymous Widower

BBC Ignores the Science and the History

Perhaps it’s symtomatic of our age, where people forget or ignore the science and history behind everything.

I watched the start of the torch relay at Land’s End on the BBC.

They didn’t mention that the miner’s lamp used to transport and safeguard the flame is a development of the Davy lamp.  The original lamp was designed by Humpry Davy from Penzance. That was close to Land’s End, last time I looked.

May 19, 2012 - Posted by | News, Sport | , , , ,

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