Physics: The Elegant Universe and Beyond

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Join host Brian Greene, professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia University and the best-selling author of The Elegant Universe, for an in-depth exploration of the ground-breaking new string theory that will excite scientists and non-scientists alike. If string theory proves correct, the universe we see obscures a reality that is far richer and more complex than anyone ever imagine – 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. Beginning with simple and clear explanations of major concepts of physics, including gravity, electromagnetism, and relativity, the video illuminates how string theory 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. If proven correct, this theory of “everything” would 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. Also includes Einstein’s Big Idea and Einstein Revealed. 412 minutes on four discs. Grade 7 and up.