The 20th century saw scientific discoveries that until then were barely comprehensible. Three new documentaries attempt to make these breakthroughs not just visible, but understandable. From the particles that make up the atom to mind-boggling mathematics, Science You Can't See aims to bring these important discoveries to life. The new documentaries are complemented by a raft of related programmes.
ABSOLUTE ZERO Part 1: Sunday 29 July 2007 12.20am-1.20am (Saturday night)
Part 2: Sunday 29 July 2007 1.20am-2.20am (Saturday night) Two-part documentary based on the book Absolute Zero and The Conquest of Cold by Tom Shachtman, examining the perplexing mystery of cold. Absolute Zero: Have Your Say
DANGEROUS KNOWLEDGE Thursday 16 August 1am-2.30am (Wednesday night) The Matrix may have been fiction, but this is the story of the mathematicians who have seen facets of the universe as it really is and driven themselves mad in the process.
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