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Nova: The Elegant Universe (2012)

Subject

Physics

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 180 minutes), $19.99

Physicist Brian Greene presents this documentary about string theory, illustrating complex ideas with vivid, clear images and providing an accessible introduction to the concepts of unified field theory and...

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Stephen Hawking - Theory of Everything (2008)

aka: Stephen Hawking: Master of the Universe

Subject

Physics

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 120 minutes), £19.99

Stephen Hawking tries to unify Einstein’s theory of relativity and quantum mechanics by seeking a single explanation for the entire universe. Hawking and other renowned thinkers including John Schwartz,...

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Relativistic Ride, A (1970 Film)

Producer

Edwin Taylor

Subject

Physics

Distribution

Film (16mm)

A computer-animated sequence depicts the view of an observer moving along a telephone-pole-lined road at ever increasing speeds (shows the visual effects of the finite velocity of light). Time dilation and...

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Einstein: Shedding Light on the Universe

Subject

Physics

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 35 minutes), £49.00 (DVD), £20.00 (1 Year Digital Licence), £49.00 (3 Year Digital Licence)

This lively and informative video resource offers an introduction to Einstein’s life and theories. Using dynamic and colourful animation we are introduced to the ideas behind relativity and nuclear...

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Experiment to Eclipse All Others, An (2016)

Subject

Physics; Science; Technology

In this short documentary Richard Middlemiss, winner of the 2017 Isambard Kingdom Brunel Award Lecture for Engineering, Technology and Industry, attempts to re-create the experiment that gave the first...

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S357 Videocassette 2 (1997 Video)

Subject

Physics

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 109 min., 1999 sale: £120.00 (+VAT +p&p)

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Six Not So Easy Pieces: Einstein’s Relativity, Symmetry and Space-Time (1998)

Subject

Physics

Distribution

Sale, Audio (CD), $40.00

The success of the book and audio versions of Feynman’s SIX EASY PIECES, published in 1995, led to the publication these six additional lectures, drawn from the three-volume Lectures on Physics originally...

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Einstein’s Universe (1979 Video)

Subject

Physics

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 113 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Documentary honouring Einstein’s 100th birthday. Explains Einstein’s ideas to the layman. Among the scientists taking part are Prof Roger Penrose, Prof John Wheeler who knew Einstein, and Irwin Shapler....

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At the Frontier (1980 Video)

Subject

Physics

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

Examines Einstein’s theoretical prediction that light from a star could be bent when passing close to the sun, and recounts the quantitative confirmation of this prediction during the 1919 eclipse of the...

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Mathematics and Culture (2015)

Subject

Arts and Humanities; Mathematics

Judith Grabiner describes how the 19th century saw radical change, producing new ideas of space, destroying the unchallenging authority of mathematics, revolutionising art, making relativity possible and...

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