Rent The Story of Science (2010)
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- Synopsis:
For three thousand years, we have struggled to answer the great questions: the what, the where, the how and the why of mankind and our planet. In this fascinating series, award-winning journalist Michael Mosley explains how our knowledge of science has grown over time. We learn about some of the great figures in the history of science - Galileo, Newton and Darwin - but also of the astronomer who lost his nose in a duel but helped create a new vision of the cosmos and the alchemist who tried to make gold from human urine and set us on the course to modern chemistry. An insightful and entertaining series, The Story of Science reveals how the political upheavals of history combine with iconic inventions and discoveries, along with the ideas of great thinkers, to create the advances that have transformed our lives. - Actors:
- Michael J. Mosley, Robert W. Allan, Marlon Beale, Simon Chaplin, Allan Chapman, Martin Clayton, Rosalie David, Margaret Esiri, Paul Frame, Brian Hill, Floor Lagerwey, David Liebetanz, Francesco Palla, Glen Parke, Kingsley Rickard, Andrea Sella, Sandra Shefelbine, Mark Spencer, Brian Sutton, Philippe Taquet
- Narrated By:
- Michael J. Mosley
- Studio:
- BBC
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Documentaries
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- Not available for rental
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Big budget, low on continuity - The Story of Science review by CM
Mosley's medical documentaries have been compelling & well-presented, but this was a bit too patchy to convey enough information - starting 'science' with the European alchemists, without a mention of Greek or Islamic scientists, was a telling omission. In the modern style, it included a lot of scenes of the narrator travelling & dramatic helicopter shots for small returns. The chapter on the experiments made in hunting the electron was the best part, but I didn't bother to rent Disc 2.
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