... Jaguar by Ted Hughes, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and Journeys Over Land and Sea from the Smithsonian Libraries Exhibition. In all of these texts, emphasis is placed on the process of the journey rather than the arrival. In some cases there is no defined point of arrival, rather just a quest to challenge the conceptions previously held and the discovery of new possibilities. On Giants' Shoulders is a radio transcript that explores the journey of science. It demonstrates the way in which scientists were inspired by the work of previous scientists. It also attempts to pay homage to science and its exceptional minds. On Giants' Shoulders is set out in chronological order as it portrays the process and steps in science that have lead us to our current position. The text also conveys Bragg's intellectual quest and his desire to comprehend the language of science as well as fuelling the responder's ...

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