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NOVA - The Elegant Universe

starring: Michael B. Green, Joseph Lykken, Maria Spiropulu, Leonard Susskind, Amanda Peet (II)
directed by: Joseph McMaster, Julia Cort (II)

: NOVA - The Elegant Universe
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Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: WGBH BOSTON VIDEO
EAN: 9781593750060
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, NTSC
ISBN: 1593750064
Label: WGBH Boston
Manufacturer: WGBH Boston
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: WGBH Boston
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 20, 2004
Running Time: 180 minutes
Sales Rank: 5873
Studio: WGBH Boston
Theatrical Release Date: October 28, 2003



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Amazon.com:
Based on Brian Greene's book, this three-part Nova program should do for physics what Cosmos did for astronomy. Greene hosts the program on the relative new concept of String Theory, a potential (and explosive) answer to the Holy Grail of science: a single, ultimate theory for everything. Part of Greene's (along with filmmakers Julia Cort and Joseph McMaster) genius is the ability to explain complex issues with ease thanks to a generous helping of graphics and humor. It starts with a perplexing anecdote: Einstein died trying to figure out if there could be an ultimate theory. His General Theory of Relativity brought order to the laws of large objects, but could not explain the chancier world of Quantum Mechanics (which deals with atomic particles). String Theory tries to marry the two. Greene and many colleagues give us a history of the quest and how String Theory was 'discovered' in the 1980s. The formula has a lot of quirks, the most dazzling being the insistence there's 11 dimensions in the universe. Greene is not as natural as Cosmos creator/host Carl Sagan, but he is certainly friendly and encouraging (albeit it's quite odd for the host to be interviewed at various times in the program). Because it's a three-part show, there is some overlap at the start of hours 2 and 3. --Doug Thomas

Product Description:
One of the most ambitious and exciting scientific theories over posed one that may be the long-south Theory of everything gets a masterful and lavishly animated explanation that will excite scientists and non-scientists alike. Beginning will simple and clear explanations of major concepts of physics including gravity electromagnetism and relativity the Elegant Universe illuminates one of the most revolutionary theories in physics todayKnows as string theory or superstring theory this startling idea proposes that the fundamental ingredients of nature are inconceivably tiny strands of energy whose different modes of vibration underlie everything that happens in the universe. the theory attempts to unite the laws of the large general relativity and the laws of the small quantum mechanics breaking a conceptual logjam that has frustrated scientists for nearly a century.If string theory proves correct the universe we see obscures a reality that is for richer and more complex than anyone ever imagined a universe with numerous hidden dimensions a universe in which the fabric of space can rip and tear a universe that may be but one of many parallel universes.Join host Brain Greene professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia University and the bestselling author of the Elegant Universe for this exciting and in-depth exploration of this groundbreaking new theory.System Requirements: Running Time 180 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. Rating: NR UPC: 783421367791 Manufacturer No: WG36779



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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great Explanation of Superstrings and More!
I am an engineer by education and experience. Like many engineers I am fascinated with the subject ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Awesome
I bought this to use to teach my high school students. The visual representations provided in this ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Fantastic
I am pleased to give The Elegant Universe by Bryan Green my highest possible endorsement. This is an ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Excellent documentary series, engaging host, great graphics
Really well done -- a lot more meat than many science documentaries, and with nice, jazzy, fast-paced ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Elegantly intriguing
Movie was great and the explanations of everything were clear and to the point. Movie was a bit long ... Read More

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