Chemistry: A Volatile History

The Order of the Elements

Directed by Ros Homan
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S1 • E2    Jan 27, 2010    60m
Professor Al-Khalili looks at the 19th century chemists who struggled to impose an order on the apparently random world of the elements. From working out how many there were to discovering their unique relationships with each other, the early scientists' bid to decode the hidden order of the elements was driven by false starts and bitter disputes. But ultimately the quest would lead to one of chemistry's most beautiful intellectual creations - the Periodic Table.

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Cast of The Order of the Elements

  • Jim Al-KhaliliSelf - Presenter
  • Ros HomanDirector

 

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