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The Elegant Universe: Part 2

Do miniscule vibrating strands of energy hold the key to a unified theory of physics?

Aired 10/28/2003 | Rating TV-G

NOVA

The Elegant Universe: Part 2

Season 30 Episode 13 | 52m 56sVideo has Closed Captions

Do miniscule vibrating strands of energy hold the key to a unified theory of physics?

Brian Greene delves into the nuts, bolts, and outright nuttiness of string theory. Part 2, "String's the Thing," opens with a whimsical scene in a movie theater in which the history of the universe runs backwards to the Big Bang, the moment at which general relativity and quantum mechanics both came into play, and therefore the point at which our conventional model of reality breaks down.

Aired 10/28/2003 | Rating TV-G

Funding for NOVA is provided by David H. Koch, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and PBS viewers. Original funding provided by Microsoft, Sprint, the Park Foundation, the National Science Foundation,...

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NOVA

The Elegant Universe: Part 2

Season 30 Episode 13 | 52m 56sVideo has Closed Captions

Brian Greene delves into the nuts, bolts, and outright nuttiness of string theory. Part 2, "String's the Thing," opens with a whimsical scene in a movie theater in which the history of the universe runs backwards to the Big Bang, the moment at which general relativity and quantum mechanics both came into play, and therefore the point at which our conventional model of reality breaks down.

Aired 10/28/2003 | Rating TV-G

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