Genius of Britain : the Scientists who Changed the World. Disc 2
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Originally released as a television mini-series in 2010.
Stephen Hawking and the theory of everything originally broadcast on the Science Channel as Master of the universe.
Bonus features: Biographies of the presenters.
Disc 2. (93 min.). Episode 4. Out of the darkness ; Episode 5. Asking big questions.
Presenters: Jim Al-Khalili, Richard Dawkins, James Dyson, Stephen Hawking, Kathy Sykes, Paul Nurse, Olivia Judson, David Attenborough.
Charismatic men of action and reclusive eccentrics. Eureka moments and serendipitous strokes of luck. Discoveries born of crisis and insatiable curiosity. The history of scientific progress in Britain offers an astonishing breadth of personalities and has had an awe-inspiring effect on civilization. Each episode brings an era of scientific thought to life, with modern-day geniuses examining the legacies of their heroes.
DVD; Dobly digital stereo; widescreen (16:9).
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LANGUAGE OPTIONS
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
PUBLISHED
Silver Spring, MD : Distributed by Acorn Media, [2011]
Year Published: 2011
Description: 1 videodisc : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (12 p.).
Language: English
Rated: NR
Format: DVD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781598286229
1598286226
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Usborne, Tim.
Rudd, Jonathan.
Al-Kahlili, Jim.
Dawkins, Richard, 1941-
Dyson, James.
Hawking, Stephen, 1942-
Sykes, Kathy, 1966-
Nurse, Paul, 1949-
Judson, Olivia.
Attenborough, David, 1926-
Johnstone, Gary, 1959-
Korn, Dan.
Bell, Rachel.
Athena (Firm)
IWC Media.
Channel Four (Great Britain)
Acorn Media (Firm)
Science Channel (Television network)
Discovery Communications, Inc.
SUBJECTS
Discoveries in science -- Great Britain -- History.
Science -- Great Britain -- History.
Research -- Great Britain -- History.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.