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Illuminating the Universe: The History of Light
Season 5
Episode 9
Beyond what we can touch, taste, smell, and hear, we experience the universe through light. But how did we come to discover light, and how did we learn light’s true nature, as the fastest thing in the universe, an electromagnetic spectrum, a wave and particle capable of the most amazing things? Here is the history of light, according to physics.
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From fire to food, check out these life-altering reactions that surround us everyday.
3:27
The lingerling radiation from the ancient universe still surrounds us to this day.
6:13
The amazing legacy of animal cells.
5:15
One of nature's most amazing recipes.
4:15
It may be an impossible questions, but we can at least get close.
2:11
Is the equinox really when day = night, or is that a myth?
6:07
A theory of physics 100 years in the making.
4:41
Even cells can be selfish.
2:08
Astounding feats of animal memory.
4:28
Our need for data storage grows everyday... but by how much?
4:39
The simplest organisms can still accomplish wonders.