Title:
The mystery of matter : search for the elements / A production of Moreno/Lyons Productions in association with Oregon Public Broadcasting ; written & produced by Stephen Lyons ; directed by Muffie Meyer & Stephen Lyons.
ISBN:
9786316203885
Publication Information:
Arlington, VA : PBS Distribution, [2015]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 180 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Three-episodes of one-hour each.
Special features: A momentous encounter (Joseph Priestly) ; Lavoisier's better half (Antoine Lavoisier) ; Davy's greatest failure (Humphry Davy) ; The element Mendeleev never accepted (Dmitri Mendeleev) ; The radium craze (Marie Curie) ; Changing the role of scientists in war (Harry Moseley) ; A chemist goes to war (Glenn Seaborg)
DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen presentation; stereo.
Contents:
Episode 1. Out of thin air (1754-1806) -- Episode 2. Unruly elements (1859-1902) -- Episode 3. Into the atom (1910-1960).
Summary:
An exciting PBS series about one of the great adventures in the history of science: the long (and continuing) quest to understand what the world is made of--to identify, understand and organize the basic building blocks of matter.
Electronic Access:
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Language Note:
English dialogue with optional English subtitles.
Interest grade level:
Grade level: High school (9-12).
Audience:
Rating: TVPG.
Performer:
Host, Michael Emerson.
Production Credits:
Editor, Raoul Rosenberg ; director of photography, Gary Henoch.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Premiered in Oregon on October 20, 2014; premiered nationwide on August 19, 2015.
OCLC Number:
ocn918866743
Availability:
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