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Dame Wendy Hall

Kirsty Young talks to Dame Wendy Hall, fellow of both the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society.

Fellow of both the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society, Dame Wendy fought long and hard to prove that her type of web science was highly significant and here to stay. If algebraic topology and open hypermedia systems really aren't your thing, Dame Wendy is also in demand as a brilliant communicator on, what can seem to outsiders to be, impenetrable topics.

Her parents were from humble beginnings and it was clear from the get-go that their first born had a budding flair for numbers: aged six she was charged with teaching a group of schoolmates maths. The first in her family to go to University she rejected Cambridge, judging it "too stuffy".

She says, "I get too excited about stuff. I love my life and am passionate about web science, women in science and shopping".

Producer: Cathy Drysdale.

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45 minutes

Last on

Fri 1 Aug 2014 09:00

Music Played

  • The Beatles

    Things We Said Today

    • A Hard Night’s Night.
    • Parlophone.
  • Deep Purple

    Smoke On The Water

    • Best of the Seventies.
    • EMI.
  • Adele

    Skyfall

    • Skyfall.
    • Beggars Banquet.
  • Emerson, Lake & Palmer

    Fanfare for the Common Man

    • The Best Of Emerson Lake And Palmer.
    • Atlantic.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

    Performer: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Sir Thomas Beecham.
    • These you have Loved – Volume 3.
    • Classics for Pleasure.
  • Genesis

    The Brazilian

    • Invisible Touch.
    • Virgin.
  • Eric Clapton

    Layla

    • The Best of Eric Clapton.
    • Polydor.
  • Castaway's Favourite

    • The Beatles

      Let It Be

      • 1.
      • Pegasus.
  • Book Choice

    • Complete printed out pages of Wikipedia

  • Luxury Choice

    • Spa and favourite spa products

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Kirsty Young
Interviewed Guest Wendy Hall
Producer Cathy Drysdale

Broadcasts

  • Sun 27 Jul 2014 11:15
  • Fri 1 Aug 2014 09:00

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