6 episodes
The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion - Season 1
First aired Apr 27, 2010Season 1
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Episodes
Episode 1
What Is Out There?
Apr 27, 201060 min
How we came to understand our planet was not at the centre of everything in the cosmos.
Episode 2
What Is the World Made Of?
May 4, 201060 min
How atomic theories and concepts of quantum physics underpin modern technology.
Episode 3
How Did We Get Here?
May 11, 201060 min
Michael Mosley tells how scientists came to explain the diversity of life on earth.
Episode 4
Can We Have Unlimited Power?
May 18, 201060 min
The story of how power has been harnessed from wind, steam and from inside the atom.
Episode 5
What Is the Secet of Life?
May 25, 201060 min
The story of how the secret of life has been examined through the prism of the human body.
Episode 6
Who Are We?
Jun 1, 201060 min
The sciences of brain anatomy and psychology have offered different visions of who we are.