The friends who changed the world - Birmingham's Lunar Society
The friend who made the future.
How the Lunar Society in Birmingham which members included James Watt, Matthew Boulton, Erasmus Darwin, Josiah Wedgwood and Joseph Priestly - changed the World forever during the Industrial Revolution. Author Jenny Uglow talks to historian Sally Hoban.
KEYWORDS: Lunar Society, Lunar Men, Matthew Bolton, James Watt, Josiah Wedgwood, Erasmus Darwin, Joseph Priestley, Soho House, Museum, Jenny Uglow, Book
In Lunar Society, Watt, Boulton, Wedgwood,
Featuring:
Jenny Uglow OBE, Dr Sally Hobarn
Thanks to:
Soho House Birmingham, Mary Evans Picture Library, Science and Society
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