Documentaries Tagged “physics”
Einstein and E=mc^2
Einstein and E=mc^2
Based on David Bodanis’ bestseller, and shot on location, this is the story of history’s most celebrated formula, E=mc^2, and the five great scientists who brought it to life.
The docudrama, which first aired in 2005 and which boasts an all-star cast, spans 250 years, and tells the human story behind the science.
The youthful rom...
A Brief History of Time
A Brief History of Time
The movie about Stephen Hawking’s ideas from his book titled the same and abut his life. A Brief History of Time attempts to explain a range of subjects in cosmology, including the Big Bang, black holes, light cones and super-string theory, to the nonspecialist reader. Its main goal is to give an overview of the subject but, unusual fo...
Most of the Universe is Missing
Most of the Universe is Missing
A fantastic Horizon (one of my favorites) that looks into the research on Dark Matter (with a twist of comedy to it!)… We know what 4% of the Universe is made of. But what about the rest?
There was a time, not so long ago, when science seemed to understand how the universe worked. Everything – us, the Earth, the stars and even exotic-...
What on Earth is Wrong With Gravity?
What on Earth is Wrong With Gravity?
Particle physicist and ex D:Ream keyboard player Dr Brian Cox wants to know why the Universe is built the way it is.
He believes the answers lie in the force of gravity. But Newton thought gravity was powered by God, and even Einstein failed to completely solve it.
Heading out with his film crew on a road trip across the USA, Bri...
Einstein’s Unfinished Symphony
Einstein’s Unfinished Symphony
As Albert Einstein lay on his deathbed, he asked only for his glasses, his writing implements and his latest equations. He knew he was dying, yet he continued his work. In those final hours of his life, while fading in and out of consciousness, he was working on what he hoped would be his greatest work of all. It was a project of monum...
Monster of The Milky Way
Monster of The Milky Way
Astronomers are closing in on the proof they’ve sought for years that one of the most destructive objects in the universe – a super massive black hole – lurks at the center of our own galaxy. Could it flare up and consume our entire galactic neighborhood?
NOVA takes us on a mind-bending investigation into one of the most bizarre cor...