Episodis 6
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.
Llegeix-ne mésThe 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.
Llegeix-ne mésCosmic Alchemy
What is the universe and everything in it made of? The creation of matter, the building up of elements in stars.
Llegeix-ne mésOn the Dark Side
What is the destiny of the universe? Dark matter, WIMPS, MACHOS, neutrinos.
Llegeix-ne mésBlack Holes and Beyond
Are black holes real? Ultraluminous quasars and supermassive black holes, wormholes, and singularities.
Llegeix-ne mésAn Answer to Everything
Is there a theory that will encompass everything in the known universe? Inflation theory, quantum mechanics, string theory.
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