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A Science Odyssey

Mysteries of the Universe (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | History

At the beginning of the century, discoveries about the hidden workings of the everyday world suggest all is not as it seems. Quantum theory, relativity, nuclear power, and clues about the birth and death of the universe have rocked our ...See moreAt the beginning of the century, discoveries about the hidden workings of the everyday world suggest all is not as it seems. Quantum theory, relativity, nuclear power, and clues about the birth and death of the universe have rocked our deepest beliefs. Mysteries of the Universe journeys from the subatomic world of the atom to the farthest reaches of space and time, and into the laboratories of the men and women whose work has forever altered physics and astronomy. See less
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Updated Jan 12, 1998

Release date
Jan 12, 1998 (United States)
Awards
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1 nomination

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20 cast members
Name Known for
Charles Osgood
Self - Narrator Self - Narrator   See fewer
Sallie Baliunas
Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist   See fewer
Niels Bohr
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist   See fewer
Gale Christianson
Self - Historian Self - Historian   See fewer
Peter Galison
Self - Historian Self - Historian   See fewer
Sylvester James Gates Jr.
Self - Physicist (as S. James Gates) Self - Physicist (as S. James Gates)   See fewer
Murray Gell-Mann
Self - Physicist (archive footage) Self - Physicist (archive footage)   See fewer
Edwin Hubble
Self - Astrophysicist (archive footage) Self - Astrophysicist (archive footage)   See fewer
Michio Kaku
Self - Theoretical Physicist (as Dr. Michio Kaku) Self - Theoretical Physicist (as Dr. Michio Kaku)   See fewer
Robert Kirshner
Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist   See fewer
Lawrence Krauss
Self - Physicist Self - Physicist   See fewer
Leon Lederman
Self - Physicist Self - Physicist   See fewer
Walter Lewin
Self - Physicist Self - Physicist   See fewer
Malcolm S. Longair
Self - Physicist Self - Physicist   See fewer
Philip Morrison
Self - Physicist Self - Physicist   See fewer
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Self - Astrophysicist (as Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson) Self - Astrophysicist (as Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson)   See fewer
Steven Weinberg
Self - Physicist Self - Physicist   See fewer
David Wilkinson
Self - Physicist Self - Physicist   See fewer
Robert Wilson
Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist   See fewer
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