Introduction to What Is Out There? A History of Astronomy (0:12)
The Universe: Amazing and Wonderful (1:53)
Tycho Brahe: Innovative Astronomer (1:27)
Earth at the Center (1:35)
Antikythera Mechanism (2:43)
The Problem with the Planets: The Perfect Circles Theory (2:03)
Johannes Kepler: Astrologist and Astronomer to the Emperor (3:28)
Elliptical Orbits: Kepler's Radical Idea (3:08)
Enter Galileo Galilei (1:36)
Galileo's Shopping List (2:56)
Perfecting the Lenses (2:08)
Controversy Comes to Galileo (2:47)
The Inquisition and Galileo (2:02)
Introduction What Is the World Made Of? A History of Chemistry and Physics (1:44)
Earth, Water, Air and Fire (1:56)
Hennig Brand and the Philosopher's Stone (3:13)
Contributions of the Alchemists (0:55)
Miners Observe "Types of Air" (1:35)
Discovery of the Law of Conservation of Mass (3:18)
The Competition of the Hot Air Balloons (3:52)
Lavoisier's Bold New Vision (3:39)
Humphrey Davy: Showman Chemist (2:40)
Humphrey Davy: Research Chemist (2:20)
Quest for Man-Made Quinine (3:00)
Impact of Mauve, the First Synthetic Dye (2:52)
Age of the Industrial Chemist (1:41)
Needing Proof of Atoms (1:33)
William Crookes' Beam (3:03)
Discovery of the Electron (2:25)
Development of Quantum Theory (1:51)
Invention of Transistors (2:45)
Conclusion to What Is the World Made Of? A History of Chemistry and Physics (1:27)
Credits: What Is the World Made Of? A History of Chemistry and Physics (0:31)
Great Voyages of Discovery (2:01)
Fascination with All of Nature (2:07)
The National Museum (2:55)
Subterranean World (3:00)
Discovery of Extinct Species (4:40)
Geological Evidence of Slow Change (3:43)
Progressive Change in Nature (2:33)
"Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation" (2:42)
"Origin of Species" (1:53)
Great Driver of Evolution (2:28)
"How Did We Get Here?" (1:52)
Credits: How Did We Get Here? A History of Evolutionary Science (0:31)
Introduction to Can We Have Unlimited Power? A History of Energy (1:44)
Mathematically Grounded Science (8:02)
The Steam Engine's Transforming Power (7:52)
Richard Trevithick's Moving Steam Engine (3:27)
Thermodynamics Laws (4:36)
Electricity: the Same Everywhere? (4:18)
Impacts of Steam Power and Electromagnetism (6:18)
Secrets of the Heart of the Universe Revealed (5:33)
Electricity Becomes a Commodity (6:10)
Conclusion to Can We Have Unlimited Power? A History of Energy (1:12)
Credits: Can We Have Unlimited Power? A History of Energy (0:30)
Introduction to What Is the Secret of Life? A History of Biology and Genetics (1:26)
Living vs. Nonliving: What Makes the Difference? (1:24)
Galen: Physician to the Gladiators (1:51)
Explaining the Human by Studying Animals (1:38)
A New Idea: Realism (2:48)
Leonardo Da Vinci Creates Anatomically Correct Drawings (2:21)
Vesalius' Approach (0:51)
William Harvey, English Physician (1:16)
Impact of William Harvey's Experiments (2:48)
Giovanni Borelli's Model of Human Motion (2:31)
Animal Electricity: The Spark of Life? (2:41)
Alexander von Humboldt's Experiments (3:24)
Modern Laboratory Science (1:56)
Robert Hooke's Microscopic World (1:43)
Development of Cell Theory (2:44)
Making the Invisible Visible (2:15)
DNA: The Secret of Life? (3:42)
Not the Whole Answer (1:42)
Summary of What Is the Secret of Life? A History of Biology and Genetics (1:22)
Credits: What Is the Secret of Life? A History of Biology and Genetics (0:33)