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Danielle George on electronics

Jim Al-Khalili talks to radio frequency engineer Danielle George, who designs amplifiers that have travelled everywhere, from outer space to underground.

Danielle George is a radio frequency engineer from the University of Manchester. She designs amplifiers that have travelled everywhere, from outer space to underground.

Becoming a professor aged just 38, she talks to Jim about the challenges of age discrimination and working in a male dominated field.

As presenter of last year's Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, she's passionate about DIY electronics and coding, and how to inspire the UK's next generation of inventors.

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28 minutes

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  • Tue 13 Oct 2015 09:00
  • Tue 13 Oct 2015 21:30

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