Dr Omar Nasim from the School of History is contributing an essay to BBC Radio 3 ‘s The Essay: The Five Photograph that (You didn’t know) change everything on Tuesday 17 February at 10:45 pm.
An expert in 19th and early 20th century history, Dr Nasim will be discussing the Nebula in Orion as well as how a photo of space changed our view of the universe and place within it.
In his essay, Dr Nasim will tell the story of how the first pictures of a nebula taken by Henry Draper in 1880 raised questions about the very origins of humanity.
Further information is available on the BBC website.