Comments on: Ghost Story with Physics: Radio Drama Explores Wireless Pioneer

By: John M Rowley

John M Rowley — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:31:24 +0000

David,
You maybe unaware of Sir Oliver Lodge’s connection with selling of Ball Clay. His education was provided by the money his Father earnt by acting as an agent for B.Fayle & Co. From the age of 14 to 22 Sir Oliver Lodge worked for his father selling the world’s finest clay to the Potteries. It is not surprising that when he invented spark plugs, the insulator was made from Purbeck Ball clay. Part of his education was obtained in the Wedgwood Insitutes. Seances were only a very small part of his life, but that seem to capture the public imagination, far more than say his work on electromagnetic waves or Relativity.

By: Jennifer Waits

Jennifer Waits — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:44:21 +0000

David, Thanks so much for the tip. I’ll look for the show next week. And do keep us posted about your projects in general.

By: David Hendy

David Hendy — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:33:31 +0000

Thanks for the mention. The programme should be available in the US via BBC i-Player, but I’m sure I could make a copy available to anyone who doesn’t catch it. The play was interesting to write (my co-author is Adrian Bean), involving, as it did, digging around in transcripts of seances and old Victorian letters.
David Hendy, University of Westminster, London, England.