2020: The Year of Eccentric Thinking

In the spirit of scientific inquiry, do not fear to be eccentric in opinion

I recently watched Amazon’s new production, The Aeronauts, which traces the perilous journey of pilot Amelia Wren and meteorologist James Glaisher to explore the air. The film is based on the real-life balloon flight of British aeronauts James Glaisher and Henry Coxwell, the latter of whom is replaced by the fictional Amelia Wren, although the stories of her relationship with her husband Pierre are based on the actual flights of Sophie…