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Hawking Paradox, The (2007)

Subject

Astronomy; Mathematics; Physics; Science

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00

In 2004, Stephen Hawking did something that scientists never do. He admitted he had made a mistake. After nearly 30 years, the man who discovered black holes was claiming that his entire theory about them...

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John D Barrow: Not Just About Numbers (2004)

Subject

Mathematics

A recording of a public lecture delivered by John D. Barrow at the Royal Society on 19 October 2004. What is mathematics and why does it work? In this talk John Barrow takes a look at some of the ways in...

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Principles and Mathematics of Ship Stability (1998 Video)

Producer

Jean Nunn

Subject

Engineering; Mathematics

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 52 min., 1999 sale: £150.00 (+VAT +p&p) higher education - master tape for re-editing and copying 2000 sale: £45.00 (+VAT inc. p&p) VHS

Discusses the transverse and longitudinal stability of ships, using a mixture of graphics, tank model demonstrations and footage of real ship at sea and in port. Stability is governed by the internal...

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Soaring Achievements (1999 Video)

Subject

Mathematics

Distribution

Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Glider pilots often fly faster than powered aircraft and race round 500km circuits, just seconds apart. This programme examines the development of gliding from the 1930s to the present and explores some of...

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Baths and Quarks: Solitons Explained

Subject

Physics

Professor David Tong, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge, talks about the unique qualities of solitons and their special relationship with quarks. [9...

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Can Maths Combat Terrorism?

Producer

Michelle Martin

Subject

Mathematics

When computer scientists decided to study the severity and frequency of 30,000 terrorist attacks worldwide, they found an distinctive pattern hiding in the data. Even though the events spanned 5,000 cities...

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Arch Never Sleeps, The (1997 Video)

Producer

Michael Peet

Subject

Architecture; Mathematics

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 30 minutes), £34.99

The structures of medieval stone cathedrals and bridges relied on principles of statics. John Trapp examines the development of the design of arches in the cathedrals of Ely in England and Chartres in...

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Fractals: Hunting the Hidden Dimension (2008)

aka: Hunting the Hidden Dimension

Subject

Mathematics

Distribution

, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 56 minutes), $19.99

What do movie special effects, the stock market, and heart attacks have in common? They are connected by a recent branch of maths called fractals, which changed the way we see the world and opened up a vast...

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Mathwise (1995 Multimedia)

Subject

Mathematics

Distribution

CD-ROM

Thirty-two self-study modules, with 18 titles for Apple Macintosh platforms and 21 for PC, on mathematics for science and engineering students, each covering a separate topic. Approximately 5 hours of...

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Channel Flow of a Compressible Fluid (1966 Film)

Subject

Physics

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Schlieren flow visualisation and simultaneous display of the pressure distribution along a channel of varying area demonstrate the phenomena of choking, blocking and starting. Supersonic flow, Mach waves,...

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