Philosophy, Religion, and the Meaning of Life

The Quantum Leap (1x23)

Air date: Jan 01, 2009

The scientific revolution that brought relativity theory and quantum mechanics derailed the Enlightenment conception of science as a purely objective, unchanging context. Explore the cultural backgrounds of scientific "paradigm shifts" and their poignant human consequences, as in the case of Robert Oppenheimer, the "father" of the atomic bomb.