Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

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  • : 1966
  • : 286
  • : 4
  • BBC Two
  • Daily 20
  • Documentary

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1979
1979x1
Atoms for Enquiring Minds - Getting to Know Atoms
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31, 1979
In the first lecture, Eric Rogers introduces us to the world of atoms and the unusual properties of liquids.
1979x2
Atoms for Enquiring Minds - Molecules in Motion
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01, 1980
In this lecture we explore the nature of gaseous substances.
1979x3
Atoms for Enquiring Minds - Electrified Atoms
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02, 1980
Ions are atoms or molecules that have gained an electric charge — by gaining or losing a spare negative electron.
1979x4
Atoms for Enquiring Minds - Atoms that Explode
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03, 1980
Some atoms are radioactive, waiting to explode and hurl out a small 'chip' thus becoming quite a different atom — an atom of a different chemical element.
1979x5
Atoms for Enquiring Minds - Atoms and Energy
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04, 1980
EM Rogers' fifth lecture explores the structure of atom and the ability to extract energy from them via fission.
1979x6
Atoms for Enquiring Minds - Seeing Atoms at last
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05, 1980
Through indirect means we are able to observe atoms that are otherwise invisible to the naked eye

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