Stephen Hawking's Universe (1997)
Synopsis
A six-part astronomical documentary series featuring the theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking.
First Air Date: 1997-08-31
Last Air Date: 1997-10-05
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 6
Networks: BBC Two
Top Cast
- Stephen Hawking as N/A
Seasons
Season 1 (1997)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Seeing is Believing
Where did we come from? The history of cosmology from flat earth to Big Bang: Eratosthenes and Ptolemy, Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Newton, Edwin Hubble.
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Ep. 2: The Big Bang
Did the universe have a beginning? The Steady-State theory vs. The Big Bang, Albert Einstein, Georges Lemaître, Fred Hoyle, Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson, cosmic background radiation.
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Ep. 3: Cosmic Alchemy
What is the universe and everything in it made of? The creation of matter, the building up of elements in stars.
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Ep. 4: On the Dark Side
What is the destiny of the universe? Dark matter, WIMPS, MACHOS, neutrinos.
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Ep. 5: Black Holes and Beyond
Are black holes real? Ultraluminous quasars and supermassive black holes, wormholes, and singularities.
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Ep. 6: An Answer to Everything
Is there a theory that will encompass everything in the known universe? Inflation theory, quantum mechanics, string theory.
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