Adam Hart-Davis

Adam John Hart-Davis (born 4 July 1943) is an English scientist, author, photographer, historian and broadcaster. He presented the BBC television series Local Heroes and What the Romans Did for Us, the latter spawning several spin-off series involving the Victorians, the Tudors, the Stuarts and the Ancients. He was also a co-presenter of Tomorrow's World, and presented Science Shack.

Adam Hart-Davis
Hart-Davis, speaking at the Ratio Forum for Popular Science in 2013
Born (1943-07-04) 4 July 1943
Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England
Alma mater
  • Merton College, Oxford
  • University of York
Spouses
Adrienne Alpin
(m. 1965; div. 1995)
    Susan Blackmore
    (m. 2010)
    Children2
    RelativesRupert Hart-Davis (father)
    Duff Hart-Davis (brother)
    Deirdre Hart-Davis (aunt)
    Alice Hart-Davis (niece)
    Scientific career
    FieldsChemistry
    Institutions
    • Oxford University Press
    • University of Alberta

    Hart-Davis was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society in 2007.

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