James Burke (science historian)

James Burke
James Burke in 2007
Born (1936-12-22) 22 December 1936 (age 87)
Derry, Northern Ireland
Alma materJesus College, Oxford
Known forTomorrow's World
Connections
The Day the Universe Changed
SpouseMadeline Hamilton[when?][citation needed]
James Burke's voice
from the BBC programme The Infinite Monkey Cage, 23 December 2013.[1]

James Burke (born 22 December 1936) is a broadcaster, science historian, author, and television producer. He was one of the main presenters of the BBC1 science series Tomorrow's World from 1965 to 1971 and created and presented the television series Connections (1978), and its more philosophical sequel The Day the Universe Changed (1985), about the history of science and technology. The Washington Post has called him "one of the most intriguing minds in the Western world".[2]

  1. ^ "James Burke". The Infinite Monkey Cage. 23 December 2013. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  2. ^ Connecting with one of the most intriguing minds in the Western world, Byline: IAN STARRETT, 2005/06/03, News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), The Newspaper / BNET [dead link‍]