The Joy of Science

English novelist and scientist C. P. Snow classed certain scientific ideas with the works of Shakespeare as something every educated person should know. One such idea, according to Snow, was the second law of thermodynamics, which deals with the diffusion of heat and has many profound consequences. He might well have added Newton's laws, the periodic table of elements, the double-helix structure of DNA, and scores of other masterpieces of scientific discovery. Now, Professor Robert M. Hazen introduces these and other great ideas in 60 lectures that explore the fundamental discoveries and principles of all of the physical and biological sciences—physics, genetics, biology, astronomy, chemistry, meteorology, thermodynamics, and more.

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  • TheTVDB.com Series ID 93961
  • Status Ended
  • First Aired March 1, 2001
  • Recent March 1, 2001
  • Network The Great Courses
  • Average Runtime 30 minutes
  • Genres Documentary
  • Original Language English
  • Episode Screenshot Format 16:9 Screencap
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  • Created May 11, 2009 by
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