Anthony Smith (born March 30, 1926) is, among other things, an explorer, author and former Tomorrow's World television presenter. He is perhaps best known for his bestselling work The Body (originally published in 1968 and later renamed The Human Body), which has sold over 800,000 copies worldwide and tied in with a BBC television series, known in America by the name Intimate Universe: The Human Body. The series aired in 1998 and was presented by Professor Robert Winston. March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (90th in Leap years). ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... See also explorations, sea explorers, astronaut, conquistador, travelogue, the History of Science and Technology and Biography. ... An author is the person who creates a written work, such as a book, story, article or the like. ... Tomorrows World was a long-running BBC television series, showcasing new (and often wacky) developments in the world of science and technology. ... A television presenter is a British term for a person who introduces or hosts television programmes. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the largest publicly-funded radio and television broadcasting corporation of the United Kingdom (see British television) and the world. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... A professor (Latin: one who claims publicly to be an expert) (or prof for short) is a senior teacher, lecturer and/or researcher usually employed by a college or university. ... The Right Honourable Robert Maurice Lipson Winston, Baron Winston (born 15 July 1940 to Jewish parents) is a British scientist and politician, and is currently a Professor of Human Fertility at Imperial College London. ...

Anthony read zoology at Balliol College, Oxford and wrote as a science correspondent for the Daily Telegraph. He also worked extensively in both television and radio, writing for several natural history programmes. Zoology (Greek zoon = animal and logos = word) is the biological discipline which involves the study of animals. ... Full name Balliol College Motto - Named after John de Balliol Previous names - Established 1263 Sister College St Johns College, Cambridge Master Andrew Graham (academic) Location Broad Street Undergraduates 403 Graduates 228 Homepage Boatclub Balliol College, founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... The scope of this article is limited to the empirical sciences. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article deals with The Daily Telegraph in Britain, see The Daily Telegraph (Australia) for the Australian publication The Daily Telegraph is a British broadsheet newspaper founded in 1855. ...

Anthony was the first Briton to cross the Alps in a balloon and has a species of fish, which he discovered in Iran, named after him. For other meanings of the terms United Kingdom and UK”, see United Kingdom (disambiguation) and UK (disambiguation). ... The West face of the Petit Dru above the Chamonix valley near the Mer de Glace. ... Hot air balloon being inflated by its propane burners prior to a dawn launch Hot air balloons are the oldest successful human flight technology, dating back to the Montgolfier brothers invention in Annonay, France in 1783. ... In biology, a species is the basic unit of biodiversity. ... Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus: one of the most abundant species of fish in the world. ...

External links

• The Human Body at bbcfactual.co.uk