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Season 1993
A journey through time - from seconds after the Big Bang to the present day. In his first lecture, Frank Close takes a look at the electromagnetic spectrum beyond the rainbow, from infrared to ultraviolet, from radio waves to gamma rays.
A journey through time - from seconds after the Big Bang to the present day. In his first lecture, Frank Close takes a look at the electromagnetic spectrum beyond the rainbow, from infrared to ultraviolet, from radio waves to gamma rays.
By learning how atomic nuclei behave, form and change, we begin to understand how the stars, and particular, our Sun produce their power.
By learning how atomic nuclei behave, form and change, we begin to understand how the stars, and particular, our Sun produce their power.
In his third lecture Frank Close looks at the various methods of imaging fundamental particles. Millions of cosmic particles rain down on us with clues to the first moments in time.
In his third lecture Frank Close looks at the various methods of imaging fundamental particles. Millions of cosmic particles rain down on us with clues to the first moments in time.
Before the Large Hadron Collider, there was the Large Electron Positron collider, the largest electon accelerator ever built.
Before the Large Hadron Collider, there was the Large Electron Positron collider, the largest electon accelerator ever built.
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Season finale
The Cosmic Onion: An Hour to Make the Universe
Episode overview
In his final lecture, Frank Close looks at the symmetry of the early universe and the reasons behind its current asymmetrical state. According to the leading theories, the Big Bang
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In his final lecture, Frank Close looks at the symmetry of the early universe and the reasons behind its current asymmetrical state. According to the leading theories, the Big Bang produced matter and anti-matter in equal proportions. How is it that the "matter" won out?
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