Daily Archive: Abril 16, 2019
The story of the discovery that everything is made from atoms, one of the greatest scientific breakthroughs in history, and the brilliant minds behind it.
Nuclear physicist Jim Al-Khalili tells the story of the realisation that everything is made of atoms, and the effect that had on the scientific community. The realisation that everything is made from atoms has been referred to as the greatest scientific breakthrough in history. Nuclear physicist Professor Jim Al- Khalili looks into the history of that discovery. He studies the scientists, like Einstein and Heisenberg, who were driven by a thirst for glory.
The Clash of the Titans
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Professor Jim Al-Khalili investigates the important concepts of energy and information
Energy
In attempting to answer the question of what is energy, Jim Al-Khalili investigates a strange set of laws that link together everything from engines to humans to stars.
Information
Investigating the concept of information, Jim Al-Khalili learns that it is not just about human communication, it is woven very profoundly into the fabric of reality.
Energy
Professor Jim Al-Khalili discovers the intriguing story of how we discovered the rules that … Ler mais
Jim Al-Khalili uncovers the story of Sellafield. He encounters some of the most dangerous substances on earth, reveals the nature of radiation and even attempts to split the atom.
Calder Hall, the world’s first full-scale atomic power station, is here shown nearing completion.
In the background are the chimneys and works of the
plutonium factory of Windscale (now Sellafield).
Lying on the remote north west coast of England is one of the most secret places in the country – Sellafield, the most controversial nuclear facility in Britain. Now, Sellafield are letting nuclear physicist Professor Jim Al-Khalili and the television cameras in to discover the real story.
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