Chemistry: A Volatile History
Jim Al-Khalili traces the story of how the elements, the building blocks that make up our entire world, were discovered and mapped.
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- Ep 1
1.Discovering the Elements
21-01-20101hJust 92 elements make up the world, but the belief that were only four - earth, fire, air and water - persisted until the 19th Century. Professor Al-Khalili retraces the footsteps...
- Ep 2
2.The Order of the Elements
28-01-20101hProfessor Al-Khalili looks at the 19th century chemists who struggled to impose an order on the apparently random world of the elements. From working out how many there were to dis...
- Ep 3
3.The Power of the Elements
04-02-20101hProfessor Al-Khalili uncovers tales of success and heartache in the story of chemists' battle to control and combine the elements, and build our modern world. He reveals the dramat...
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