Beautiful Equations
Art critic Matt Collings explores the most famous equations in science and realises that concepts of beauty and elegance have been used by many scientists to advance their work.
Artist and writer Matt Collings takes the plunge into an alien world of equations. He asks top scientists to help him understand five of the most famous equations in science, talks to Stephen Hawking about his equation for black holes and comes face to face with a particle of anti-matter.
Along the way he discovers why Newton was right about those falling apples and how to make sense of E=mc2. As he gets to grips with these equations he wonders whether the concept of artistic beauty has any relevance to the world of physics.
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Clips
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Stephen Hawking explains Bekenstein-Hawking
Duration: 03:31
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Beautiful Equations - E=MC2
Duration: 00:37
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Beautiful Equations - Newton's Equation Of Gravity
Duration: 01:20
Music Played
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Roy Orbison
You Got It
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Matt Collings |
| Producer | Andrew Thompson |
| Director | Andrew Thompson |
| Executive Producer | Greg Lanning |
Broadcasts
- Tue 14 Dec 201021:00
- Wed 15 Dec 201002:50
- Wed 15 Dec 201023:20
- Thu 20 Jan 201120:00
- Fri 21 Jan 201101:15
- Mon 2 Jan 201222:30
- Wed 16 Nov 201600:00
- Mon 21 Nov 201601:25
- Fri 7 Dec 201800:30
- Thu 26 Feb 202600:00
- Wed 12 Aug 202601:00
