Video Documentary

Highlighting the achievements of 20 outstanding Caribbean personalities in Science and Technology, the video documentary has been produced for use in schools and for national science popularisation programmes throughout the region.

Four video documentaries comprise this series. The Icons in Innovation segment features five individuals who have contributed to ground-breaking advances in their respective fields of innovative work. The Icons in Medicine segment focuses on the achievements of six leading lights in the arena of medical research and practise. Seven different disciplines are highlighted in the Icons in Science segment, chronicling the work of persons who have built the region’s reputation for research excellence. The Science Education Icons complete the series with two persons who collectively trained thousands of university students to strengthen the region’s capability in medicine and plant science.

Viewers of this documentary will have the chance to follow the stories of these achievers and to learn of the persons and experiences which inspired their careers in science and which motivated them to excel.