On May 8th 2016 David Attenborough celebrated his 90th birthday. A pioneer and legend in science communication, he has helped bring the wonder of nature to millions with his dulcet tones and spectacular documentaries, and he has no doubt inspired many science educationalists. We salute him and wish him continued good health.
During the meeting, the two men discussed the future of the planet, their passion for nature and what can be done to protect it. Excerpts can be viewed below. The interview was recorded in May on Sir David’s 89th birthday. In the UK it will be broadcast as a special programme on BBC One at 10.30pm this Sunday 28th June.
According to the White House, President Obama grew up watching Sir David Attenborough’s films and has long been a huge admirer of his work. He wanted to meet Sir David to talk to him about climate change and its effect on the environment, and to ask his thoughts on the most critical issues threatening our planet. In 60 years exploring the globe, Sir David has witnessed the changing natural world first-hand. During the unique exchange, the President talks about his initiatives for tackling climate change and addressing environmental issues among other things.
The BBC will mark David Attenborough’s upcoming 90th birthday with a special show during the Christmas. His new series is on the Great Barrier Reef.
Frozen Planet – one of the BBC’s landmark nature programmes, has transported millions of viewers to the icy Arctic and Antarctic with its spectacular cinematography. The dolce tones of David Attenborough has sparked a new love of the world’s little-explored polar regions. What a wonderful man!
To mark 50th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition, which will take place in January 2014, An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, Dr Tony Scott and BT’s CEO, Colm O’Neill launched a virtual birthday card which they want as many people as possible to sign. To sign the birthday card go to www.btyoungscientist.com where you will find a link on the home page to leave your message. (Characters are limited to 400)
As part of the launch of the 50th year of the exhibition, BT Ireland also announced that it will extend its commitment to organising and sponsoring the competition beyond 2014 and until 2016. This additional two-year sponsorship demonstrates continued support and a significant investment by BT into what is now a cornerstone of the Irish educational calendar.
The birthday card is accompanied by a new digital archive created by BT, which displays unique material and iconic moments of the last 49 years of the exhibition. In addition to photographs from throughout the decades, the archive also includes indexed exhibition guides, forming a searchable database of students that competed in the programme. The archive is available at www.btyoungscientist.com/archive and BT is calling on old friends of the exhibition to re-connect on our Facebook page to share their memories.
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