Isaac Newton : The Last Magician / BBC Worldwide Ltd.

Celebrated as the greatest scientific genius of all time, Isaac Newton is said to have rewritten the laws of nature after watching the legendary apple falling from a tree in his garden. Although known for rational thinking, he was both hermit and tyrant, and driven by an obsession to go beyond what...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Films on Demand.
Corporate Authors: BBC Worldwide Ltd
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2014], ©2013.
Series:Films on Demand.
Subjects:
Newton, Isaac, > 1642-1727.
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:1 online resource (49 min.)) : sound, color
Variant Title:
Last Magician
Format: Electronic Video
Contents:
  • Enlightenment Genius (3:01)
  • Newton's Ego (0:46)
  • ђ́جCertain Philosophical Questionsђ́ح (1:29)
  • Vision and Light Studies (1:37)
  • Inventing Calculus (1:56)
  • Color Spectrum Discovery (3:14)
  • Royal Society in London (1:48)
  • Theory of Light and Color (3:04)
  • Scientific Messiah (3:01)
  • Alchemy Experiments (2:20)
  • Transmutation Observations (1:27)
  • Rethinking Newton's Character (0:57)
  • Inventing Laws of Motion (3:56)
  • Universal Law of Gravitation (3:40)
  • "Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy" (1:28)
  • Intellectual Property Debate (2:12)
  • Newton's Genius Myth (1:45)
  • Mental Collapse (2:47)
  • Abusing Political Power (3:09)
  • Newton's Final Years (1:11)
  • Newton's Legacy (2:09)
  • Newton's Unfinished Work (1:36)
  • Credits: Isaac Newton: The Last Magician (0:35)