Human Intelligence
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- Episode
- Collectors: Samuel Johnson
- Broadcast Info
- 2025 (14 mins)
- Description
- Samuel Johnson was living proof that a person can be extremely messy and disorganised but still do work of great worth. He compiled and almost single-handedly wrote an English dictionary that changed the language for good. ‘Dictionary Johnson’ established the spelling and meaning of many words; he looked at etymology; he poked fun and cracked jokes. He lived hand to mouth, writing for money, and helped establish the modern literary world.
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The Open University, "Human Intelligence". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ou/search/index.php/prog/251960 (Accessed 24 Dec 2025)