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Stephen Hawking’s Universe (1997)
Produced by: PBS
Stephen Hawking, author of the bestselling A Brief History of Time, presents here some of the most astonishing scientific advances in cosmological thought. Interviews with renowned researchers combined with strikingly artistic cinematography set the stage for this down-to-earth production on the mysteries of our universe.
Relive the ingenuity of Ptolemy, Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Newton, Hubble, and Einstein in Seeing Is Believing. Despite diagnosis with A.L.S., Hawking completed his Ph.D., developing a theory describing the precise conditions for the Big Bang. The history of chemistry, the periodic table, and Curie’s radiation experiments in Cosmic Alchemy allowed Einstein’s theory of relativity and revelations about the relationship between energy and matter. On the Dark Side delves into antimatter (proof that dark matter does exist), neutrinos, and neutrino hunters. Thanks to radio astronomy, SETI - the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence - is currently looking for alien communications in Black Holes and Beyond. Learn about quasars and the theoretical ramifications of black holes to the laws of physics. An Answer to Everything challenges Hawking and other prominent scientists to try to resolve the mystery of how the Big Bang began.
Hawking’s series is easy to follow, but it doesn’t skimp on scientific detail or shy away from challenging concepts. An outstanding tour of the universe!*
>> List of episodes:
1. SEEING IS BELIEVING
2. THE BIG BANG
3. COSMIC ALCHEMY
4. ON THE DARK SIDE
5. BLACK HOLES AND BEYOND
6. AN ANSWER TO EVERYTHING
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* Review by Tara Chace, Amazon.com
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