Einstein's big idea
by
Johnstone, Gary, 1959-
Title
:
Einstein's big idea
Author
:
Johnstone, Gary, 1959-
ISBN
:
9781593753177
Edition
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Letterbox.
Publication Information
:
[Boston, Mass.] : WGBH Boston Video, [2005]
Physical Description
:
1 videodisc (approximately 112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note
:
Based on book, E=mc² : a biography of the world's most famous equation, by David Bodanis.
Documentary.
Special features: printable guides for teachers and librarians.
Contents
:
Bern, Switzerland 1905 -- E is for energy, Michael Faraday -- M is for mass, Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier -- C is for celeritas, James Clerk Maxwell -- 2 is for squared, Emilie du Châtelet -- E=mc², the holy grail of physics -- Unlocking the atom, Lise Meitner -- E=mc², the future.
Abstract
:
Dramatizes how Einstein arrived at his 1905 discovery that the realms of matter and energy are linked. Reveals the roots of this breakthrough in the human stories of scientists Michael Farady, Antoine Lavoisier and Lise Maitner, whose innovative thinking across four centures helped lead to E=mc², and ultimately unleashed the power of the atom.
Reading Level
:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
Personal Subject
:
Bodanis, David-Television adaptations.
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.
Bodanis, David. (OCoLC)fst01460915
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955. (OCoLC)fst00032023
Subject Term
:
Mass (Physics)
Force and energy.
Mathematical physics.
Physicists -- Biography.
Force and energy. (OCoLC)fst00931575
Mass (Physics) (OCoLC)fst01011206
Mathematical physics. (OCoLC)fst01012104
Physicists. (OCoLC)fst01063014
Genre
:
Biographical television programs. (OCoLC)fst01726117
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
Documentary television programs. (OCoLC)fst01710387
Television adaptations. (OCoLC)fst01710478
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. (OCoLC)fst01710451
Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Biographical television programs.
Documentary -- Television.
Biographical -- Television.
Added Author
:
Johnstone, Gary, 1959-
McArdle, Aidan.
Henderson, Shirley, 1965-
Lithgow, John, 1945-
Bodanis, David. E=mc².
Added Corporate Author
:
Darlow Smithson Productions.
Channel Four (Great Britain)
ARTE France.
Tetra Media (Firm)
Norddeutscher Rundfunk.
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
WGBH Video (Firm)
Added Uniform Title
:
Nova (Television program)
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| VEGA Cape Town | Audio-visual Material | 000038899 | DVD | 1 |