| Description |
3 videodiscs (236 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (12 pages). |
| System Details |
DVD; Dobly digital stereo; widescreen (16:9). |
| Language |
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
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Title from container. |
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Accompanying booklet includes: Science vs. myth ; The great unknowns ; The evolution of evolution ; A big fuss over the big bang. |
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Originally released as a television mini-series in 2010. |
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Stephen Hawking and the theory of everything originally broadcast on the Science Channel as Master of the universe. |
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Bonus features: Biographies of the presenters. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Performer |
Presenters: Jim Al-Khalili, Richard Dawkins, James Dyson, Stephen Hawking, Kathy Sykes, Paul Nurse, Olivia Judson, David Attenborough. |
| Audience |
Rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. (143 min.). Episode 1. The first five ; Episode 2. A roomfull of billiant minds ; Episode 3. The lights come on -- Disc 2. (93 min.). Episode 4. Out of the darkness ; Episode 5. Asking big questions. |
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[Disc 3, Bonus DVD]. Stephen Hawking and the theory of everything / an IWC Media production for Channel 4 and Discovery Communications, Inc. ; directed and produced by Gary Johnstone ; producers, Dan Korn and Rachel Bell (2007, 90 min.). |
| Subject |
Discoveries in science -- Great Britain -- History -- Videodiscs.
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Science -- Great Britain -- History -- Videodiscs.
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Research -- Great Britain -- History -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Documentary television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Usborne, Tim.
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Rudd, Jonathan.
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Al-Kahlili, Jim.
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Dawkins, Richard, 1941-
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Dyson, James.
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Hawking, Stephen, 1942-2018
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Sykes, Kathy, 1966-
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Nurse, Paul, 1949-
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Judson, Olivia.
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Attenborough, David, 1926-
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Johnstone, Gary, 1959-
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Korn, Dan.
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Bell, Rachel.
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Athena (Firm)
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IWC Media.
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Channel Four (Great Britain)
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Acorn Media (Firm)
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Science Channel (Television network)
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Discovery Communications, Inc.
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| Added Title |
Scientists who changed the world |
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Stephen Hawking and the theory of everything.
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Master of the universe.
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| ISBN |
9781598286229 |
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1598286226 |
| Standard No. |
054961862290 |
| Music No. |
AMP-8622 Athena |
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