Summary In this episode, Michael demonstrates how our society is built on our search to find the answer to what makes up everything in the material world. This is a story that moves from the secret labs of the alchemists and their search for gold to the creation of the world's first synthetic dye - mauve - and onto the invention of the transistor. This quest may seem abstract and highly theoretical. Yet it has delivered the greatest impact on humanity. By trying to answer this question, scientists have created theories from elements to atoms, and the strange concepts of quantum physics that underpin our modern, technological world.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Andrea Sella Michael Mosley Kingsley Rickard Allan Chapman
Genres : Documentary
Release date : May 3, 2010
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Official sites : BBC
Language : English
Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Summary In this episode, Michael demonstrates how our society is built on our search to find the answer to what makes up everything in the material world. This is a story that moves from the secret labs of the alchemists and their search for gold to the creation of the world's first synthetic dye - mauve - and onto the invention of the transistor. This quest may seem abstract and highly theoretical. Yet it has delivered the greatest impact on humanity. By trying to answer this question, scientists have created theories from elements to atoms, and the strange concepts of quantum physics that underpin our modern, technological world.
Genres : Documentary
Release date : May 3, 2010
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Official sites : BBC
Language : English
Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
