Physics Lives
- Synopsis
- Four short films which address the questions: What do physicists actually do? Why do they do it? And what is their work for? In BATHS AND QUARKS Professor David Tong studies a problem which has been plaguing physicists for years: how do solitons hold the universe together? In WRITTEN IN THE SKY Dr. Jim Wild travels to Iceland to uncover the secret behind the mysterious Aurora Borealis. The third film, ION BEAM COP, sees forensic science and analysis expert, Dr. Melanie Bailey describing how she uses ion beams to solve crime. The final film AIR APPARENT shows how Dr. Mark Richards creates a device which visually depicts air pollutants on a pollution map. [33 minutes]
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2012
- Subjects
- Physics
- Keywords
- aurora borealis; ions; physics teaching; quantum physics; quarks
Online availability
- URI
- http://www.iop.org/education/higher_education/stem/showcasing/page_54162.html
- Price
- free
- Delivery
- Streamed
Credits
- Director
- Kevin Hull
- Producer
- Kevin Hull
Sections
- Title
- Baths and Quarks
- Title
- Written in the Sky
- Title
- Ion Beam Cop
- Title
- Air Apparent
Distributor
- Name
Institute of Physics
- Web
- http://www.iop.org/resources/videos/index.html External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7470 4800
- Fax
- 020 7470 4848
- Address
- 76 Portland Place
London
W1N 4AA - Notes
- The video and audio resources section of the Institute of Physics website streams a range of videos that can be use in teaching physics; recordings of recent lectures, activities and events held at the IOP; conference presentations; physics-related demonstrations that use simple everyday ingredients and cover a range of venues, audiences, and physical principles. Access to some of the lecture recordings is restricted to IOP members.
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