| Description |
1 videodisc (ca. 112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, all regions (NTSC); Dolby stereo; PC with DVD-ROM drive and Adobe Acrobat Reader required for special features. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned; described for the visually impaired (optional). |
| Cast |
Aidan McArdle, Shirley Henderson, Steven Robertson, Gregory Fox-Murphy, Alex Macqueen, Sam West. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Christopher Titus King ; film editor, Rick Aplin ; composer, Michael J McEvoy ; narrator, John Lithgow. |
| Event |
Originally aired on PBS as a segment of the television program Nova. |
| Note |
Based on book, E=mcp2s : a biography of the world's most famous equation, by David Bodanis. |
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Documentary. |
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Letterbox presentation. |
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Special features: printable guides for teachers and librarians. |
| Summary |
Dramatizes how Einstein arrived at his 1905 discovery that the realms of matter and energy are linked. Reveals the roots of this breakthrough in the human stories of scientists Michael Farady, Antoine Lavoisier and Lise Maitner, whose innovative thinking across four centures helped lead to E=mcp2s, and ultimately unleashed the power of the atom. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Subject |
Bodanis, David -- Film and video adaptations.
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Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.
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Mass (Physics)
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Force and energy.
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Mathematical physics.
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Physicists -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
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Biographical television programs.
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| Added Author |
Johnstone, Gary, 1959- Producer. Director. Screenwriter.
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McArdle, Aidan, 1970-
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Henderson, Shirley, 1965- Actor.
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Lithgow, John, 1945- Narrator.
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Bodanis, David.
E=mcp2s.
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Darlow Smithson Productions.
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Channel Four (Great Britain)
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ARTE France.
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Tetra Media.
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Norddeutscher Rundfunk.
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WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
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WGBH Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Nova (Television program)
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| ISBN |
1593753179 |
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9781593753177 |
| Standard No. |
783421388895 |
| Music No. |
WG38889 WGBH Boston Video |
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