The elegant universe [videorecording] / written, produced and directed by Joseph McMaster ; a NOVA production for WGBH/Boston and Channel 4 in association with David Hickman Films.

Contributor Greene, Brian, 1963-

Edition Statement:Letterboxed.

Imprint:Boston : WGBH Boston Video, c2003.

Description2 videodiscs (DVD) (180 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Note:Originally produced for television broadcast in 2003.

Note:Based on The elegant universe, by Brian Greene, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction in 2000.

Note:Special DVD features: bonus video on how the animation was created; Multidemensional math activity; making-of activity; printable materials for educators; Web access; excerpt from the book.

Note:Disc 1: pt. 1. Einstein's dream ; pt. 2. String's the thing -- Disc 2: pt. 3. Welcome to the 11th dimension ; Special features.

Target AudienceNot rated.

Note:Physicist Brian Greene discusses the historical quest for a grand unified theory in physics which will reconcile quantum physics and general relativity, and considers the possibility that superstring theory may bring an end to that search.

Note : PerformerHosted by Brian Greene.

System Details NotesDVD, Dolby digital; Macromedia Flash enabled.

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