Precision The Measure of All Things (2013) Part 3 Heat Light and Electricity)

Precision: The Measure Of All Things

Marcus du Sautoy shows how precision measurement has helped to define and advance civilisation. It has taken us from Stone Age Skymaps to the exploration of outer space. Packed with cutting-edge science and jaw-dropping examples from the modern world, this is a journey from sundials to time lords and lasers.

Part 3: Heat Light and Electricity

From lightning bolts and watt engines to electromagnetic waves and single electrons, Professor Marcus du Sautoy continues his journey into the world of measurement as he reveals how we came to measure and harness the power of heat, light and electricity. It's a journey that has involved the greatest minds in science and, today, is getting down to the very building blocks of atoms.

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