Valentina Tereshkova: The First Woman in Space

As a key figure at CERN, Fabiola Gianotti guided an international team of thousands working on the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider, contributing to the discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012, a particle essential to understanding how matter gains mass. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

After noticing burrs clinging stubbornly to his clothing and his dog’s fur, George de Mestral became fascinated by their microscopic hooks, sparking the idea that would become Velcro. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This episode of Secret Heroes explores the story of Junko Tabei, the pioneering climber who became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode of Secret Heroes, we uncover the remarkable life of Matthew Henson, a man whose courage and skill helped make one of history’s greatest explorations possible. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Born into royalty and raised in the heart of the British Empire, Sophia Duleep Singh was expected to live a life of quiet privilege. Instead, she became one of the most radical and fearless voices of the British suffragette movement. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.