Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

Eric M. Rogers: Atoms for Engineering Minds: A Circus of Experiments

When one learns what has been discovered about atoms one has to learn by hearsay, one has to accept the indirect methods and swallow the picturing by imaginative models. Then a keen listener must long for some experimental support or illustrations. That is what these lectures will offer in their 'circus of experiments'. The circus cannot cover all our new knowledge of atoms but it will, we trust, give visitors a feeling of friendly first-hand acquaintance, a contribution of confidence and understanding as well as a delight in seeing experiments

Where to Watch Eric M. Rogers: Atoms for Engineering Minds: A Circus of Experiments

6 Episodes

  • Getting to Know Atoms
    E1
    Getting to Know AtomsIn the first lecture, Eric Rogers introduces us to the world of atoms and the unusual properties of liquids.
  • Molecules in Motion
    E2
    Molecules in MotionIn this lecture we explore the nature of gaseous substances.
  • Electrified Atoms
    E3
    Electrified AtomsIons are atoms or molecules that have gained an electric charge — by gaining or losing a spare negative electron.
  • Atoms that Explode
    E4
    Atoms that ExplodeSome atoms are radioactive, waiting to explode and hurl out a small 'chip' thus becoming quite a different atom — an atom of a different chemical element.
  • Atoms and Energy
    E5
    Atoms and EnergyEM Rogers' fifth lecture explores the structure of atom and the ability to extract energy from them via fission.
  • Seeing Atoms at last
    E6
    Seeing Atoms at lastThrough indirect means we are able to observe atoms that are otherwise invisible to the naked eye

 

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