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The Secrets of Quantum Physics

Season 1
Professor of physics Jim Al-Khalili investigates the most accurate and yet perplexing scientific theory ever - quantum physics.
IMDb 8.220142 episodes
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Einstein's Nightmare
    December 8, 2014
    59min
    13+
    Albert Einstein hated the idea that nature, at its most fundamental level, is governed by chance. Professor Jim Al-Khalili reveals how, in the 1930s, Einstein thought he'd found a fatal flaw in quantum physics because it implies that subatomic particles can communicate faster than light in defiance of the theory of relativity.
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  2. S1 E2 - Let There Be Life
    December 15, 2014
    59min
    13+
    Physicist Jim Al-Khalili routinely deals with the strangest subject in all of science - quantum physics, the astonishing and perplexing theory of sub-atomic particles. But now he's turning his attention to the world of nature. Can quantum mechanics explain the greatest mysteries in biology?
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Content advisory
Violencefrightening scenessubstance usealcohol usesmokingfoul language
Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
Kenny ScottTim UsborneStephen Cooter
Producers
Kenny ScottTim UsborneStephen CooterAidan LavertyRichard MillingtonPaul SenClaire JustinWill Stanbridge
Starring
Jim Al-Khalili
Studio
Furnace for BBC
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