Forces of nature : our world's beauty & power revealed through color, elements, motion, shape / a BBC production with PBS ; co-produced by France Télévisions ; producer and director, Stephen Cooter (Motion, Color), Matthew Dyas (Elements, Shape) ; executive producer, Andrew Cohen ; series producer, Danielle Peck.
Edition:
Widescreen.
Publisher:
Distributed by PBS Distribution,
Copyright Date:
2016
Description:
2 videodiscs (240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Disc 1. Elements (53:38) -- Shape (53:38) -- Disc 2: Color (53:38) -- Motion (53:38).
Summary:
Take a global tour in four themed episodes, answering the simplest questions about the complex forces that shape our planet. Why is water blue? How can a shape defy gravity? Why do bees make hexagonal honeycombs? And how do these things affect our own lives? Discover what lies beneath Earth's startling beauty as we reveal the secrets of our cosmos and the natural forces that govern everything within it.
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.