Chemistry: A Volatile History (2010)
Series in which Jim Al-Khalili traces the story of how the elements, the building blocks that make up our entire world, were discovered and mapped
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Seasons & Episode
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Episode 1 - Discovering the Elements
January. 21,2010
1/3 C19th alchemists questioned whether the world was made up of earth, air, fire and water.
Episode 2 - The Order of the Elements
January. 28,2010
2/3 How C19th scientists' bid to decode the order of the elements was beset by false starts.
Episode 3 - The Power of the Elements
February. 04,2010
3/3 Revealing the breakthroughs which harnessed the elements' might to release vast power.