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embezzler

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Chemistry a Volatile History-must see tv
« on: March 25, 2010, 10:15:42 PM »
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/chemistry-volatile-history/

The link is to a documentary on Chemistry, from the alchemists to the nuclear bomb and the "synthesis" of super heavy elements. Very nice show and well presented. I recommend it,  not very in depth but very visual and imho should be shown in every highschool. They recreate some milestone experiments and equipment and it makes you wonder how we managed to learn all we did about the elements ???

Has some very interesting trivia like that Niels Bohr was the goalkeeper in the Danish team Akademisk Boldklub in the beginning of the 20th century!!!!!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00q2mk5

This link is to the shows web page
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Re: Chemistry a Volatile History-must see tv
« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2010, 11:10:15 PM »
Thank you for sharing, I'll have to check it out when I have some time on my hands.
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Re: Chemistry a Volatile History-must see tv
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2010, 11:21:59 PM »
im watching it right now. Very nice thanks for sharing.
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Re: Chemistry a Volatile History-must see tv
« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2010, 11:31:59 PM »
Yes its fairly impressive and entertaining. I like how they recreate some of the initial experiments, creating white phosphorous and burning it, electrolysis of potash, it makes you wonder what kind of crazies the first chemists were :)
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Re: Chemistry a Volatile History-must see tv
« Reply #4 on: May 04, 2010, 01:44:20 AM »
crazy crazies!!! not a lot has changed in this aspect!!!
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Re: Chemistry a Volatile History-must see tv
« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2011, 01:20:42 AM »
Yeah,chemists are crazy by default.
Some people contempt and despite Church for burning witches and wizards
while fucking USA government started the same practice some 50 yrs ago on people who work hard to make society better place and forced that policy on the wntire world!
Chemists should stop all they work until law makers shows more respect and less restriction,
then we would see who will beg who!

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