| Description |
1 videodisc (ca. 50 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Biography |
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Biography (A & E Home Video (Firm))
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital. |
| Performer |
Host: Jack Perkins ; interviews with: Alan Chapman, Sir Michael Atiyah, I. Bernard Cohen, Richard S. Westfall, Frank E. Manuel. |
| Credits |
Camera, David Pryke, Paul Bernard, Paul Johnson ; editors, Steve Pomerantz, Margaret Moore ; music, Christopher L. Stone. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast on television in 1995. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
By the age of 23, he had laid the foundations for calculus, the laws of gravity, motion and inertia, and begun experiments on light. His major work is called 'The Principia'. Isaac Newton has been called the Father of Modern Science. His incredible body of work represents arguably the greatest contribution to science ever made by an individual. But despite living at the vibrant center of an inspired social scene, his personal life was marked by loneliness. Examine the many discoveries and private fears of this remarkable man. |
| Subject |
Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727.
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Physicists -- Biography.
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Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727. Principia.
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Mean value theorems (Calculus)
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Calculus.
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Gravity.
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Motion.
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Inertia (Mechanics)
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| Genre |
Documentary -- Televsion series.
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| Added Author |
Perkins, Jack, 1933-
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Chapman, Allan, 1946-
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Atiyah, Michael Francis, 1929-
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Cohen, I. Bernard, 1914-
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Westfall, Richard S.
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Pryke, David.
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Bernard, Paul.
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Johnson, Paul.
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Stone, Christopher L.
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A & E Home Video (Firm)
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New Video Group.
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| Added Title |
Biography (Television program)
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| ISBN |
0767066782 : $24.99 |
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9780767066785 |
| Standard No. |
733961714364 |
| Music # |
AAE-71436 A & E Home Video |
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