Episode 11: Gravity, Electricity, Magnetism - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 11. Gravity, Electricity, Magnetism: Shedding light on the mathematical form of the gravitational, electric, and magnetic forces. “The Mechanical Universe ...
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Episode 47: Entropy - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 47. Entropy: The Carnot engine, part two, with profound implications for the behavior of matter and the flow of time through the universe.
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Episode 3: Derivatives - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 3. Derivatives: The function of mathematics in physical science and the derivative as a practical tool. “The Mechanical Universe,” is a ...
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Episode 51: Atoms To Quarks - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 51. From Atoms to Quarks: Electron waves attracted to the nucleus of an atom help account for the periodic table of the elements and ultimately lead to ...
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Episode 42: The Lorentz Transformation - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 42. The Lorentz Transformation: If the speed of light is to be the same for all observers, then the length of a meter stick, or the rate of a ticking clock, ...
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Episode 8: The Apple And The Moon - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 8. The Apple and the Moon: The first real steps toward space travel are made as Newton discovers that gravity describes the force between any two ...
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Episode 15: Conservation Of Momentum - The Mechanical Universe
15. Conservation of Momentum: What keeps the universe ticking away until the end of time? “The Mechanical Universe,” is a critically-acclaimed series of 52 ...
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Episode 40: Optics - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 40. Optics: Many properties of light are properties of waves, including reflection, refraction, and diffraction. “The Mechanical Universe,” is a ...
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Episode 16: Harmonic Motion - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 16. Harmonic Motion: The music and mathematics of periodic motion. “The Mechanical Universe,” is a critically-acclaimed series of 52 thirty-minute ...
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Episode 27: Beyond The Mechanical Universe - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 27. Beyond the Mechanical Universe: The world of electricity and magnetism, and 20th-century discoveries of relativity and quantum mechanics.
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Episode 21: Kepler's Three Laws - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 21. Kepler's Three Laws: The discovery of elliptical orbits helps describe the motion of heavenly bodies with unprecedented accuracy. “The Mechanical ...
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Episode 46: Engine Of Nature - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 46. Engine of Nature: The Carnot engine, part one, beginning with simple steam engines. “The Mechanical Universe,” is a critically-acclaimed series of ...
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Episode 13: Conservation Of Energy - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 13. Conservation of Energy: According to one of the major laws of physics, energy is neither created nor destroyed. “The Mechanical Universe,” is a ...
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Episode 10: Fundamental Forces - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 10. Fundamental Forces: All physical phenomena of nature are explained by four forces: two nuclear forces, gravity, and electricity. “The Mechanical ...
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Episode 41: The Michelson morley Experiment - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 41. The Michelson-Morley Experiment: In 1887, an exquisitely designed measurement of the earth's motion through the ether results in the most brilliant ...
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Episode 6: Newton's Laws - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 6. Newton's Laws: Newton lays down the laws of force, mass, and acceleration. “The Mechanical Universe,” is a critically-acclaimed series of 52 ...
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Episode 18: Waves - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 18. Waves: With an analysis of simple harmonic motion and a stroke of genius, Newton extended mechanics to the propagation of sound.
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Episode 49: The Atom - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 49. The Atom: A history of the atom, from the ancient Greeks to the early 20th century, and a new challenge for the world of physics. “The Mechanical ...
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Episode 45: Temperature And The Gas Law - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 45. Temperature and Gas Laws: Hot discoveries about the behavior of gases make the connection between temperature and heat. “The Mechanical ...
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Episode 30: Capacitance And Potential - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 30. Potential and Capacitance: Franklin proposes a successful theory of the Leyden jar and invents the parallel plate capacitor. “The Mechanical ...
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Episode 25: From Kepler To Einstein - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 25. Kepler to Einstein: From Kepler's laws and the theory of tides, to Einstein's general theory of relativity, into black holes, and beyond.
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Episode 50: Particles And Waves - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 50. Particles and Waves: Evidence that light can sometimes act like a particle leads to quantum mechanics, the new physics. “The Mechanical Universe ...
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Episode 20: Torques And Gyroscopes - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 20. Torques and Gyroscopes: From spinning tops to the precession of the equinoxes. “The Mechanical Universe,” is a critically-acclaimed series of 52 ...
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Episode 28: Static Electricity - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 28. Static Electricity: Eighteenth-century electricians knew how to spark the interest of an audience with the principles of static electricity.
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Episode 33: Electric Circuits - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 33. Electric Circuits: The work of Wheatstone, Ohm, and Kirchhoff leads to the design and analysis of how current flows. “The Mechanical Universe,” is a ...
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Episode 31: Voltage, Energy And Force - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 31. Voltage, Energy, and Force: When is electricity dangerous or benign, spectacular or useful? “The Mechanical Universe,” is a critically-acclaimed ...
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Episode 48: Low Temperatures - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 48. Low Temperatures: With the quest for low temperatures came the discovery that all elements can exist in each of the basic states of matter.
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Episode 37: Electromagnetic Induction - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 37. Electromagnetic Induction: The discovery of electromagnetic induction in 1831 creates an important technological breakthrough in the generation of ...
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Episode 23: Energy And Eccentricity - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 23. Energy and Eccentricity: The precise orbit of a heavenly body — a planet, asteroid, or comet — is fixed by the laws of conservation of energy and ...
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Episode 35: The Magnetic Field - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 35. The Magnetic Field: The law of Biot and Sarvart, the force between electric currents, and Ampère's law. “The Mechanical Universe,” is a ...
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Episode 34: Magnetism - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 34. Magnetism: Gilbert discovered that the earth behaves like a giant magnet. Modern scientists have learned even more. “The Mechanical Universe,” is ...
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Episode 44: Energy, Momentum And Mass - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 44. Mass, Momentum, Energy: The new meaning of space and time make it necessary to formulate a new mechanics. “The Mechanical Universe,” is a ...
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Episode 14: Potential Energy - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 14. Potential Energy: Potential energy provides a powerful model for understanding why the world has worked the same way since the beginning of ...
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Episode 29: The Electric Field - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 29. The Electric Field: Faraday's vision of lines of constant force in space laid the foundation for the modern force field theory. “The Mechanical Universe ...
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Episode 32: The Electric Battery - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 32. The Electric Battery: Volta invents the electric battery using the internal properties of different metals. “The Mechanical Universe,” is a ...
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Episode 22: The Kepler Problem - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 22. The Kepler Problem: The deduction of Kepler's laws from Newton's universal law of gravitation is one of the crowning achievements of Western ...
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Episode 38: Alternating Current - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 38. Alternating Current: Electromagnetic induction makes it easy to generate alternating current while transformers make it practical to distribute it over ...
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Episode 12: The Millikan Experiment - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 12. The Millikan Experiment: A dramatic recreation of Millikan's classic oil-drop experiment to determine the charge of a single electron.
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Episode 17: Resonance - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 17. Resonance: Why a swaying bridge collapses with a high wind, and why a wine glass shatters with a higher octave. “The Mechanical Universe,” is a ...
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Episode 26: Harmony of the Spheres - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 26. Harmony of the Spheres: A last lingering look back at mechanics to see new connections between old discoveries. “The Mechanical Universe,” is a ...
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Episode 5: Vectors - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 5. Vectors: Physics must explain not only why and how much, but also where and which way. “The Mechanical Universe,” is a critically-acclaimed series ...
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Episode 43: Velocity And Time - The Mechanical Universe
Episode 43. Velocity and Time: Einstein is motivated to perfect the central ideas of physics, resulting in a new understanding of the meaning of space and time.
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