Stephen Hawking's Universe(1997)

5.1
1 Seasons
Documentary

Overview

A six-part astronomical documentary series featuring the theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking.

Episodes

Seeing is Believing
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.

31/08/199749 min
The Big Bang
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.

07/09/199749 min
Cosmic Alchemy
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.

14/09/199749 min
On the Dark Side
Ep 4

On the Dark Side

What is the destiny of the universe? Dark matter, WIMPS, MACHOS, neutrinos.

21/09/199749 min
Black Holes and Beyond
Ep 5

Black Holes and Beyond

Are black holes real? Ultraluminous quasars and supermassive black holes, wormholes, and singularities.

28/09/199749 min
An Answer to Everything
Ep 6

An Answer to Everything

Is there a theory that will encompass everything in the known universe? Inflation theory, quantum mechanics, string theory.

05/10/199749 min

Show Info

StatusEnded
NetworkBBC Two
TypeMiniseries

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