and questions it raised about the origins of humans, triggered a protest by the temperance movement which didn't get the joke.
"And it upset the temperance movement, who wrote officially to the head of the ABC saying, 'We don't care about the fossilised beer can's ancientness, it will only encourage drinking and that was a bad thing!'"To have clocked up 50 years on radio is impressive, but Williams, himself, is more in awe of his ability to stay alive.
When Williams was taken by ambulance to a Sydney hospital after collapsing at a meeting of the Australian Museum Trust in 1988, Dr Swan, a health broadcaster and a qualified doctor, rushed to his friend's side and then saved his life. "I was so, so lucky he was there that day," says Williams, who suffered a third cardiac arrest after being transferred to intensive care. He was then moved to a specialist cardiac care hospital.
Williams was the first journalist elected as a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 1993. He has also served as president of the Australian Museum Trust, chairman of the Commission for the Future and president of the Australian Science Communicators. "This [video conferencing technology] in front of us is a development of science that is enabling us to talk across our computers.
Two legends
The very best of the ABC. It's for people like Robyn Williams and Norman Swan that I continue to tune into the ABC, I've learned so much. Thank you!
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