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(0)Ira Flatow
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"This program focuses on efforts to complete Einstein's quest for a grand unifying theory that will explain all of the forces of nature in the same terms."--Container. Includes discussion of different theories (such as string theory and M theory) by Nathan Sieberg, Edward Witten, Juan Maldacena and Freeman Dyson.
4) Thinking big
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"This program brings together six icons of intellect--mathematician John Nash, mathematical biologist Martin Nowak, mathematician Enrico Bombieri, mathematical physicist Freeman Dyson, cultural anthropologist Clifford Geertz, and pianist Robert Taub--who talk about milestones on their roads to success."--Container.
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This program discusses "big ideas" with Michael Walzer, Glen Bowerstock, Oleg Grabar, and Kirk Varnedo. They probe diverse subject matters such as the concept of a just war and whether terrorism is ever morally acceptable and what makes modern art so modern.