Atom, Thursday 9pm, BBC4. Watch It!
Just a quickie blog, before it's too late:
My favourite physics lecturer from University (well, joint favourite - mustn't forget Stevenson) is Jim Al-Khalili. He taught me Space, Time and Relativity (a very Who subject
), and taught it well - so well, that it was in his module that I got my highest mark in exams. By far.
Now, the jammy lecturer has grabbed himself his own three-part documentry on BBC4, called Atom. It starts this Thursday, on BBC4 at 9pm. He's even managed to get a whole page in RadioTimes dedicated to it - that's fame for you
Now, I've been taught by this man, and I can tell you that he can teach. He's won awards to say that he can teach. I therefore urge you, if you are at all interested in the subject (and are able to do so) to watch this documentry - it looks like it'll be fab!
For those that aren't convinced, click the picture to see the trail:
.
(see, he even looks like a possible Who villian. What more could you want?)
Catch you later,
Islander
My favourite physics lecturer from University (well, joint favourite - mustn't forget Stevenson) is Jim Al-Khalili. He taught me Space, Time and Relativity (a very Who subject
), and taught it well - so well, that it was in his module that I got my highest mark in exams. By far.Now, the jammy lecturer has grabbed himself his own three-part documentry on BBC4, called Atom. It starts this Thursday, on BBC4 at 9pm. He's even managed to get a whole page in RadioTimes dedicated to it - that's fame for you
Now, I've been taught by this man, and I can tell you that he can teach. He's won awards to say that he can teach. I therefore urge you, if you are at all interested in the subject (and are able to do so) to watch this documentry - it looks like it'll be fab!
For those that aren't convinced, click the picture to see the trail:
.(see, he even looks like a possible Who villian. What more could you want?)
Catch you later,
Islander
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I may tune into it - it is a subject of interest to me - but I'm off to Germany during the night, so I need my rest...
It's a three-parter, though, so catch part 2 this Thursday.
I stayed up 'til one in the bleedin' morning last night (or this morning rather) just to watch Atom. I was away on holiday when it was airing, and I noticed there was a repeat last night, so I stayed up just so I could write this comment on your blog.
It was episode two, and I can prove to you I watched it: radium razer blades, 92 snooker balls, and Neutron - The Musical. Ha!
I learnt quite a bit (like Iron being the "perfect element"), but I'm still confused by nuclear fussion/fission. Still, I'll learn that at school soon.
Can you tell him I enjoyed it?
Glad you enjoyed it. I'll certainly tell him, but only if I meet him outside - it'd be too dangerous inside, there wouldn't be room for me, him and his rapidly expanding ego...
Fussion/fission's not too hard to understand. Fission's basically breaking atoms, whilst fusion is making them. Nuclear power plants right now use fission, but fusion technology, which would be a lot cleaner, is being explored.
Sorry it took so long to reply - I really must try and be a little more active...