Genius of Britain [videorecording] : the scientists who changed the world / an IWC Media production for Channel 4 ; produced and directed by Tim Usborne ... [et al.] ; series director, Jonathan Rudd.
Format:
[videorecording] :
Publisher:
Athena ;
Copyright Date:
c2011
Description:
2 v. (3 videodiscs (DVD) (326 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Originally released as a 5 episode, television mini-series in 2010. Bonus feature, Stephen Hawking and the theory of everything originally broadcast on the Science Channel as Master of the universe. Bonus features (discs 1 & 2): biographies of the presenters. Presenters: Jim Al-Khalili, Richard Dawkins, James Dyson, Stephen Hawking, Kathy Sykes, Paul Nurse, Olivia Judson, David Attenborough. Stephen Hawking and the theory of everything: narrated by Nigel Whitmey.
Contents:
v. 1. disc 1. (143 min.) : episode 1. The first five -- episode 2. A roomfull of billiant minds -- episode 3. The lights come on -- v. 2. disc 2. (93 min.) : episode 4. Out of the darkness -- episode 5. Asking big questions -- [disc 3., bonus] 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.).
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.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.