Sir Isaac Newton : the gravity of genius / produced by Greystone Communications, Inc. for A & E Network ; produced by Peter Doyle ; series producer, Melanie Blythe
by Perkins, Jack; Chapman, Allan; Atiyah, Michael Francis; Cohen, I. Bernard; Westfall, Richard S; Pryke, David; Bernard, Paul; Johnson, Paul; Stone, Christopher L; A & E Home Video (Firm); New Video Group.
Series: Biography. Burlinton, Vermont : A & E Home Video ; @1995Description: 1 digital videodisc (approximately 50 min.) : sound, colored with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.ISBN: 0767066782.Other title: Sir Isaac Newton, the gravity of genius.Uniform titles: Biography (Television program).Subject(s): Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727 | Physicists -- Biography | Mean value theorems (Calculus) | Calculus | Gravity | Motion | Inertia (Mechanics) | Documentary television programsGenre/Form: Documentary -- Televsion series.DDC classification: VR 530.092| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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STV Instructional Media Center - Main Campus Videorecording | VR 530.092 Si7 1995 (Browse shelf) | Available | For campus use only | AV01459 |
Region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital
Originally broadcast on television program Biography in 1995
Camera, David Pryke, Paul Bernard, Paul Johnson ; editors, Steve Pomerantz, Margaret Moore ; music, Christopher L. Stone
Host: Jack Perkins ; interviews with: Alan Chapman, Sir Michael Atiyah, I. Bernard Cohen, Richard S. Westfall, Frank E. Manuel
By the age of 23, he had laid the foundations for calculus, the laws of gravity, motion and inertia, and begun experiments on light. His major work is called 'The Principia'. Isaac Newton has been called the Father of Modern Science. His incredible body of work represents arguably the greatest contribution to science ever made by an individual. But despite living at the vibrant center of an inspired social scene, his personal life was marked by loneliness. Examine the many discoveries and private fears of this remarkable man
MPAA rating: Not rated
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