The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion

The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion

What Is The World Made Of? (1x2)


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In this episode, Michael demonstrates how our society is built on our search to find the answer to what makes up everything in the material world. This is a story that moves from the secret labs of the alchemists and their search for gold to the creation of the world's first synthetic dye - mauve - and onto the invention of the transistor.

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