Hunting The Elements

Summary

Where do nature's building blocks--the Premiering Wednesday, April 4 at 9PM/8c on PBS. Just about every solid, liquid or gas in the world begins with reactions between individual atoms and molecules. David Pogue ... Without the chemistry of photosynthesis, ozone, and a molecule called Rubisco, none of us would be here. So how did we get so ... I do not own any rights to this video. It has been purchased and is being used as an educational tool for my virtual students. Scientists and engineers have created virtually indestructible versions of common materials by manipulating the chains of ... The world around us is made of atoms. Did you ever wonder where these atoms came from? How was the gold in our jewelry, the ... David Pogue explores the Cortez mine in Nevada to understand the atomic structure of gold. The process involves massive earth-moving operations and complex chemical reactions to extract microscopic gold particles from tons of rock. From the secret history of your gold jewellery to nitrogen's role in the First World War, there's so much more to This is the race for the periodic table. Where else you can find me: twitter.com/bobbybroccole ...