Mary Somerville and 19th-Century Popularizers

Stephen Wolfram answers questions from his viewers about the history of science and technology as part of an unscripted livestream series, also available on YouTube here: wolfr.am/youtube-sw-qa

Topics: Early science communication - Accuracy vs. accessibility in science communication - Science communication with modern tools - Writing and recording science before modern tools - Scientific disagreement and challenges to authority - Economic status of scientists