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The Day the Universe Changed - 9: Making Waves 2/5

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGV-BmRMX_U Playlist: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=59C661333A0B65BC Presented by veteran BBC historian and science reporter James Burke this series explores influences of discoveries and shared knowledge on the perception of the Universe and man's place in it. James Burke looks at times when new knowledge or discoveries has altered that thinking and explores the cultural changes those discoveries effected. Episode 9: Making Waves: The New Physics - Newton Revised Examines the evolution of physics through time. As scientists in 1800 investigated the new electric battery, their commonsense Newtonian world began to fall apart. A new science slowly evolved from pioneers from Faraday to Einstein. Want this for your home or classroom? http://www.documentary-video.com/items.cfm?&id=1303

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