Elements Discovering the Elements
The story of how the elements were discovered and mapped and the pioneers who cracked their secrets. Just 92 elements made up the world, but the belief that there were only four - earth, fire, air and water - persisted until the 19th century. The programme looks at the alchemists who first began to question the notion of the elements in their search for the secret of everlasting life.
The story of chemistry, the story of the building blocks that make up our entire world - the elements
Primary Title
- Elements
Secondary Title
- Discovering the Elements
Date Broadcast
- Monday 15 August 2011
Start Time
- 14 : 00
Finish Time
- 15 : 00
Duration
- 60:00
Episode
- 3
Channel
- TVNZ 7
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- The story of chemistry, the story of the building blocks that make up our entire world - the elements
Episode Description
- The story of how the elements were discovered and mapped and the pioneers who cracked their secrets. Just 92 elements made up the world, but the belief that there were only four - earth, fire, air and water - persisted until the 19th century. The programme looks at the alchemists who first began to question the notion of the elements in their search for the secret of everlasting life.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Documentary
- Science
Hosts
- Prodessor Jim Al-Khalili (Presenter)
Contributors
- BBC Productions (Production Unit)
- Sacha Baveystock (Executive Producer)
- Tom Chomondeley (Producer)
- Tom Chomondeley (Director)