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  1. 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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  2. Maglev Train (2012)

    Subject
    Physics

    Dr Andrew Steele explains how a superconducting magnetic levitation — or maglev — train works. [5 minutes]

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  3. Alpha 2: The Next Big Anti-Matter Machine (2012)

    Director
    Liz Mermin
    Producer
    Roger Graef
    Subject
    Physics

    One in a series of sixteen vignettes showing daily life inside the CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics. The films depict everyday life inside the laboratory, featuring interviews with...

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  4. Physics Lives (2012)

    Director
    Kevin Hull
    Producer
    Kevin Hull
    Subject
    Physics

    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...

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  5. Shedding Light on: Reflection (2012)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 45 minutes), £49.00 (DVD), £20.00 (1 Year Digital Licence), £49.00 (3 Year Digital Licence)

    Join science teacher Spiro Liacos as he delves into every aspect of reflection, mirrors and the virtual-3D mirror world they create. What is reflection? How do mirrors reflect light differently to everything...

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  6. Hunt for Higgs, The: A Horizon Special (2012)

    Director
    Gaby Hornsby
    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00

    Horizon goes behind the scenes at Cern to follow one of the most epic and expensive scientific quests of all time: the search for the Higgs particle, which is believed to give mass to everything in our...

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  7. Principles of Physics, Part 1 (2012)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 24 minutes), £39.00

    The programmme presents key concepts of mechanics and light, employing high quality graphics and animations, live footage and worked examples of relevant formulas. Conveniently structured in short clip...

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  8. Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2010: Size Matters (2011)

    Subject
    Physics

    The 2010 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, given by Dr Mark Miodownik, a materials scientist from King’s College London, explore the peculiar living and non-living matter that makes up the universe and...

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  9. Black Holes and Spin Offs (2011)

    Subject
    Astronomy; Physics

    Lecture delivered by Professor Katherine Blundell of the University of Oxford at the Royal Society, London on 25 November 2010. The popular notion of a black hole "sucking in everything" from its...

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  10. Secret Life of Chaos, The (2011)

    Director
    Nic Stacey
    Subject
    Physics

    Documentary in which Professor Jim Al-Khalili shows how chaos theory can answer a question that mankind has asked for millennia - how does a universe that starts off as dust end up with intelligent life?...

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