| Edition |
Widescreen and standard formats. |
| Description |
5 videodiscs (approximately 480 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; Dolby digital. |
| Note |
Collective title from set container. |
| Performer |
Narrators, Liev Schreiber, Liam Neeson, F. Murray Abraham, Peter Thomas, John Lithgow. |
| Cast |
Simon Callow (Galileo), Scott Handy (Newton), Aidan McArdle (Einstein). |
| Note |
"Nova digital field trip"--Container. |
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Originally produced as episodes of the television programs Nova and Evolution between 1993 and 2005. |
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Special features included. |
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"Some DVD players may not be able to access all features"--Container. |
| Summary |
A collection of films exploring the scientific work and lives of some of history's best-known and most influential scientists: Einstein, Feynman, Newton, Darwin and Galileo. |
| Contents |
Galileo's battle for the heavens / written and produced by David Axelrod ; directed by Peter Jones ; Green Umbrella, Ltd. for WGBH/Boston in association with Channel 4 ; WGBH Educational Foundation (ca. 120 min.) -- Darwin's dangerous idea / written and directed by David Espar & Susan K. Lewis ; drama produced by Linda Garmon ; producer, Susan K. Lewis ; drama directed by Alastair Reid ; dramatization written by Allan Cubitt ; WGBH/NOVA Science Unit and Clear Blue Sky Productions (ca. 120 min.) -- |
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Newton's dark secrets / produced by Chris Oxley & Malcolm Neaum ; produced for NOVA by Joseph McMaster ; directed by Chis Oxley ; a Blakeway Production for the BBC and WGBH Boston (ca. 56 min.) -- The best mind since Einstein / produced and directed by Christopher Sykes ; produced for NOVA by Melanie Wallace ; a NOVA production by Christopher Sykes Productions for BBC-TV in association with WGBH/Boston (ca. 56 min.) -- |
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Einstein's big idea / written, directed and produced by Gary Johnstone ; a Nova production by Darlow Smithson Productions for WGBH/Boston ... [et al.] ; WGBH Educational Foundation (ca. 112 min.). |
| Language |
Soundtrack in English. |
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Closed-captioned. |
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Audio-described (except Darwin's dangerous idea & The best mind since Einstein). |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Science.
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Scientists.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
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| Genre/Form |
Science television programs.
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Documentary television programs.
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Biographical television programs.
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DVD-Video discs.
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| Added Author |
Schreiber, Liev.
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Neeson, Liam.
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Abraham, F. Murray.
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Thomas, Peter, 1924-2016
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Lithgow, John, 1945-
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Callow, Simon, 1949-
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Handy, Scott.
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McArdle, Aidan.
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Axelrod, David R.
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Jones, Peter.
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Espar, David.
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Lewis, Susan K. (Susan Kopman)
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Reid, Alastair, 1939-2011.
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Cubitt, Allan.
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Oxley, Christopher.
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Sykes, Christopher.
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Johnstone, Gary, 1959-
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Sobel, Dava.
Galileo's daughter.
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Bodanis, David.
E=mc².
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Green Umbrella Ltd.
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WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
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Channel Four (Great Britain)
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WGBH Educational Foundation.
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WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.). Science Unit.
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Clear Blue Sky Productions.
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Blakeway Productions.
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British Broadcasting Corporation.
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Christopher Sykes Productions.
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British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
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Darlow Smithson Productions.
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| Added Title |
Science of Einstein, Feynman, Newton, Darwin, and Galileo |
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Nova (Television program). Selections.
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Evolution (Television program). Darwin's dangerous idea.
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| ISBN |
1593755759 |
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1593755732 (Galileo's battle for the heavens) |
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157807858X (Darwin's dangerous idea) |
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1593753233 (Newton's dark secrets) |
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1593755767 (The best mind since Einstein) |
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1593753179 (Einstein's big idea) |
| Standard No. |
783421408890 |
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783421408692 |
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783421354890 |
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783421389199 |
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783421408999 |
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783421388895 |
| Music No. |
WG40889 WGBH Boston Video |
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WG40869 WGBH Boston Video (Galileo's battle for the heavens) |
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WG35489 WGBH Boston Video (Darwin's dangerous idea) |
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WG38919 WGBH Boston Video (Newton's dark secrets) |
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WG40899 WGBH Boston Video (The best mind since Einstein) |
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WG38889 WGBH Boston Video (Einstein's big idea) |
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