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The understanding of energy enables people to send rockets into space; learning what exactly is energy and where it comes from.
The understanding of energy enables people to send rockets into space; learning what exactly is energy and where it comes from.
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S4, EP9 "Quantum Physics: A Step Into Unknown"The development of incredible technologies, from the infinitely small to the infinitely large; a journey through the key moments that allow humanity to discover quantum physics.
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S4, EP10 "Chaos Theory: Small Causes, Great Effects"Many natural phenomena are based on the laws of physics; forecasting the weather several days in advance; asking if it is possible to predict everything.
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