The Day the Universe Changed

Season 1, Episode 9: Making Waves: The New Physics: Newton Revised

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Points out that studies of the properties of magnetism, electricity, and light have led scientists to the realization that Newtonian physics is inadequate to explain all that they observe. The public, meanwhile, has continued to concentrate on the technological by-products of science.

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 What the Doctor Ordered: Impacts of New Medical Knowledge
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 Making Waves: The New Physics: Newton Revised
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