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Hunting the Elements

Where do nature’s building blocks, called the elements, come from? They’re the hidden ingredients of everything in our world, from the carbon in our bodies to the metals in our smartphones. To unlock their secrets, David Pogue, the lively host of NOVA’s popular "Making Stuff" series and technology correspondent of The New York Times, spins viewers through the world of weird, extreme chemistry: the strongest acids, the deadliest poisons, the universe’s most abundant elements, and the rarest of the rare—substances cooked up in atom smashers that flicker into existence for only fractions of a second.

English Português - Portugal
  • Originally Aired April 4, 2012
  • Runtime 114 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network PBS
  • Created August 12, 2021 by
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Name Type Role
Chris Schmidt Writer
David Pogue Guest Star
Chris Schmidt Director