Jan de Gier's guest appearances

Jan de Gier

The Laborastory

Sam Harris

Elon Musk

Daniel Kahneman

Julian O'Shea

Patti Smith

Tycho Brahe

Oliver Sacks

Richard Feynman

Sal Khan

John Harrison

Jane Goodall

Justin Schmidt

Hedy Lamarr

Ada Lovelace

David Whyte

OwlTail

Isaac Newton

Dr Jan de Gier completed a PhD in theoretical physics in Amsterdam and works since 2002 in the department of mathematics and statistics at the University of Melbourne. He enjoys riding his bike and has a weak spot for chess. He tells the story of the most influential scientists of all time, Isaac Newton.

Dr Jan de Gier on Isaac Newton