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NOVA - Physics: The Elegant Universe and Beyond

Actors: Michael Duff, Brian Greene, Michael B. Green, Walter Lewin, Joseph Lykken
ASIN : B000C8STPI
Sales Rank : 7134
Director : Joseph McMaster, Julia Cort
Studio : WGBH Boston
Region Code : 1
Format : Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9781593755577
ISBN : 1593755570
UPC : 783421407596
Release Date : December 28, 2006
Publisher : WGBH Boston
Manufacturer : WGBH Boston
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Label : WGBH Boston
Running Time : 180

Description

The Elegant Universe Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory Join host Brian Greene, professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia University and the best-selling author of The Elegant Universe, for an in-depth exploration of the groundbreaking new string theory that will excite scientists and non-scientists alike. If string theory proves correct, the universe we see obscures a reality that is far richer and more complex than anyone ever imagined--a universe with numerous hidden dimensions, a universe in which the fabric of space can rip and tear, a universe that may be but one of many parallel universes

Beginning with simple and clear explanations of major concepts of physics, including gravity, electromagnetism, and relativity, The Elegant Universe illuminates how string theory proposes that the fundamental ingredients of nature are inconceivably tiny strands of energy, whose different modes of vibration underlie everything that happens in the universe. If proven correct, this theory of "everything" would unite the laws of the large--general relativity--and the laws of the small--quantum mechanics--breaking a conceptual logjam that has frustrated scientists for nearly a century.

Einstein’s Big Idea Everyone's heard of it, but what does E=mc2 really mean? With brilliant period recreations, discover how an obscure patent clerk, Albert Einstein, came up with his shattering 1905 discovery that the realms of matter and energy are inescapably linked. Starring Aidan McArdle (Ella Enchanted) as Einstein, and Shirley Henderson (Bridget Jones’s Diary) as Einstein's first wife, Mileva Maric.

Einstein Revealed Journey into the mind of a genius in this penetrating profile of the world’s most renowned physicist, who contributed more than any other to our modern vision of physical reality. Andrew Sachs (Fawlty Towers) stars as Albert Einstein.

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Based on Brian Greene's book, this three-part Nova program should do for physics what Cosmos did for astronomy. Greene hosts the program on the relative new concept of String Theory, a potential (and explosive) answer to the Holy Grail of science: a single, ultimate theory for everything. Part of Greene's (along with filmmakers Julia Cort and Joseph McMaster) genius is the ability to explain complex issues with ease thanks to a generous helping of graphics and humor. It starts with a perplexing anecdote: Einstein died trying to figure out if there could be an ultimate theory. His General Theory of Relativity brought order to the laws of large objects, but could not explain the chancier world of Quantum Mechanics (which deals with atomic particles). String Theory tries to marry the two. Greene and many colleagues give us a history of the quest and how String Theory was "discovered" in the 1980s. The formula has a lot of quirks, the most dazzling being the insistence there's 11 dimensions in the universe. Greene is not as natural as Cosmos creator/host Carl Sagan, but he is certainly friendly and encouraging (albeit it's quite odd for the host to be interviewed at various times in the program). Because it's a three-part show, there is some overlap at the start of hours 2 and 3. --Doug Thomas

Visions of the Sea: Explorations [Blu-ray]

Actor: HDScape
ASIN : B000V6LSUE
Sales Rank : 4962
Director : Anthony S. Lenzo
Brand : Ryko Distribution
Studio : DVD International
Region Code : 1
Format : Color, Dolby, Surround Sound, Widescreen
Binding : Blu-ray
EAN : 0647715602022
UPC : 647715602022
Number Of Discs : 1
Release Date : December 30, 2007
Publisher : DVD International
Manufacturer : DVD International
Availability : Usually ships in 24 hours
Label : DVD International
Running Time : 60

Product Description

Visions of the Sea: Explorations was captured in High Definition by Emmy Award-winner Anthony S. Lenzo, one of the world's most renowned underwater videographers and systems integrators, utilizing the latest in High Definition camera gear and his trusted Amphibicam HD underwater housing.

Explore some of the world's most pristine and unspoiled coral reefs with an underwater tour of Fiji, Bonaire, Honduras and The Bahamas. Experience ocean life as never before in spectacular High Definition video that brings your home entertainment system to life. Additional behind the scenes video.

HDScape: Advancing the Art of HD

HDScape is the leading producer of High Definition discs that turn your Plasma, LCD, CRT or DLP HDTV home theater system into a work of art.

Grizzly Man

Actors: Franc G. Fallico, Amie Huguenard, Timothy Treadwell
ASIN : B000BMY2NS
Sales Rank : 4747
Brand : Lions Gate
Studio : Lions Gate
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0031398186366
UPC : 031398186366
Release Date : December 26, 2005
Publisher : Lions Gate
Manufacturer : Lions Gate
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Label : Lions Gate
Running Time : 103

Description

In his mesmerizing new film, GRIZZLY MAN, acclaimed director Werner Herzog explores the life and death of amateur grizzly bear expert and wildlife preservationist Timothy Treadwell. Treadwell lived unarmed among the bears for thirteen summers, and filmed his adventures in the wild during his final five seasons. In October 2003, Treadwell’s remains, along with those of his girlfriend, Amie Huguenard, were discovered near their campsite in Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Reserve. They had been mauled and devoured by a grizzly, the first known victims of a bear attack in the pa

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Grizzly Man could easily have been sensational and exploitative, but in the hands of Werner Herzog, it becomes something extraordinary. Herzog was granted exclusive access to over 100 hours of video shot by amateur naturalist, wildlife advocate and troubled loner Timothy Treadwell, who spent 13 summers in Alaska's Katmai National Park, where he grew to know and love the grizzly bears that lived there. He was also killed by one of them, in October 2003, along with his girlfriend Amie Huguenard, and that seemingly inevitable fate informs every minute of Herzog's riveting combination of Treadwell's video with his own expert filmmaking and unique vision of nature and man. Whereas Treadwell was a naïve nature-lover and social outcast whose sanity was slowly slipping away, Herzog is a pragmatic mythologist who views nature primarily in terms of "chaos, hostility, and murder," and the disparity of their vision results in a magnetic attraction that makes the sum of Grizzly Man greater than its parts. We come to admire the dreamer, the idealist, the failed actor and recovered alcoholic man-child that was Treadwell, and we equally admire the seeker of truth and wisdom that is Herzog. They belong together, in some world beyond our world, where visionaries join forces to create life after death. --Jeff Shannon

Planet Earth, Vol. 1: From Pole to Pole/Mountains/Fresh Water

Actor: David Attenborough
ASIN : B0012YYZYA
Sales Rank : 7941
Brand : Warner Brothers
Studio : BBC Warner
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0883929009138
UPC : 883929009138
Release Date : December 08, 2008
Publisher : BBC Warner
Manufacturer : BBC Warner
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Label : BBC Warner
Running Time : 44

Description

From the makers of The Blue Planet: Seas of Life, with an unprecedented production budget of $25 million, comes the epic story of life on Earth. Five years in production, over 2000 days in the field, using 40 cameramen filming across 200 locations, shot entirely in high definition, this is the ultimate portrait of our planet. A stunning television experience that captures rare action, impossible locations and intimate moments with our planet's best-loved, wildest and most elusive creatures. From the highest mountains to the deepest rivers, this blockbuster series takes you on an unforgettable journey through the daily struggle for survival in Earth's most extreme habitats. Planet Earth takes you to places you have never seen before, to experience sights and sounds you may never experience anywhere else.

Life After People (History Channel)

Actor: Life After People Dv
ASIN : B0012IV3PU
Sales Rank : 3896
Director : David de Vries
Brand : A&E
Studio : A&E HOME VIDEO
Region Code : 1
Format : Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0733961110906
UPC : 733961110906
Release Date : December 18, 2008
Publisher : A&E HOME VIDEO
Manufacturer : A&E HOME VIDEO
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Label : A&E HOME VIDEO
Running Time : 94

Studio description

If humans were suddenly to disappear, what would happen to our planet – the structures we've built, the everyday items we take for granted, domesticated and wild animals, plants, trees? What would become of the things that define our species and leave our mark on this Earth?

Visit the ghostly villages surrounding Chernobyl (abandoned by humans after the 1986 nuclear disaster), travel to remote islands off the coast of Maine to search for abandoned towns that have vanished from view in only a few decades, then head beneath the streets of New York to see how subway tunnels may become watery canals.

HISTORY® takes you on an amazing visual journey in LIFE AFTER PEOPLE, a though-provoking adventure that combines movie-quality visual effects with insights with insights from experts in the fields of engineering, botany, ecology, biology, geology, climatology, and archeology to demonstrate how the very landscape of our planet will change in our absence.

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The very notion is deliciously ghoulish: What happens to earth if--or when--people suddenly vanished? The History Channel presents a dramatic, fascinating what-if scenario, part science fiction and part true natural science. "Welcome to Earth, Population: 0" is the catchy tagline, Life After People's 94 minutes are so gripping you nearly forget while you watch that you, yourself, will be gone too. It turns out that earth can go along very nicely without us. The hardest part of the special is probably in the first 15 minutes, when pet owners confront what likely will happen to their dogs (thankfully, the show follows those dogs who break out of their houses, and the prognosis for them to survive as scavengers is good). As the fictional days and weeks tick by, the process of nature's reclaiming the planet becomes less grim and more fascinating. The impact of the lack of people will be noticed right away, as most power grids shut down around the planet. The one holdout: Hoover Dam, whose hydro power lights up the American Southwest. Scientists say the dam can continue to operate on its own for months, maybe years, keeping the Vegas Strip alight. Only the eventual accumulation of quagga mussels, an invasive species, in the cooling pipes of the power plant--currently being cleaned by humans--will shut down the dam. Elsewhere, critters and plants will have their run of Manhattan and every other previously "civilized" spot. Inventive photography shows bears clambering out of subway stations, and vines pulling down brownstones, then skyscrapers. It may not be a surprise when the Eiffel Tower and Space Needle meet their eventual fates, but the scenes nonetheless provide a pleasant sting of shock. Life After People is humbling, yet exhilarating. -- A.T. Hurley

Connections 1

Actor: James Burke
ASIN : B000NJVY3U
Sales Rank : 6040
Director : Mick Jackson
Studio : Ambrose Video Publishing, Inc.
Region Code : 1
Format : NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0739815003509
UPC : 739815003509
Release Date : December 01, 2007
Publisher : Ambrose Video Publishing, Inc.
Manufacturer : Ambrose Video Publishing, Inc.
Availability : Usually ships in 24 hours
Label : Ambrose Video Publishing, Inc.
Running Time : 500

Product Description

The original and still most requested science series in our collection. Produced in 1978, the series has been digitally re-mastered onto DVD to upgrade the viewing experience. James Burke begins his tracking of 12,000 years of science history in this ten part series. Winner of the Red Ribbon in the American Film Festival, the scope of the series covers 19 countries and 150 locations, requiring over 14 months of filming.

As

the Sherlock Holmes of science, Burke tracks the clues that lead us to eight great life changing inventions. Burke postulates that such changes occur in response to factor he calls "trigger," some of them seemingly unrelated.

National Geographic: The Wildlife Collection

Actor: James Burke
ASIN : B000H5U61G
Sales Rank : 7889
Studio : National Geographic Video
Region Code : 1
Format : Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0727994930204
UPC : 727994930204
Release Date : December 17, 2006
Publisher : National Geographic Video
Manufacturer : National Geographic Video
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Label : National Geographic Video
Running Time : 230

Product description

Includes: Eternal Enemies, In Search of the Jaguar, Last Stand of the Great Bear, and Whales in Crisis.

Toot & Puddle: I'll Be Home for Christmas

Actor: Toot & Puddle
ASIN : B000HRMATK
Sales Rank : 4939
Brand : Warner Brothers
Studio : Nat'l Geographic Vid
Region Code : 1
Format : Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0727994590088
UPC : 727994590088
Release Date : December 05, 2006
Publisher : Nat'l Geographic Vid
Manufacturer : Nat'l Geographic Vid
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Label : Nat'l Geographic Vid
Running Time : 46

Product description

It's almost time for Christmas at Woodcock Pocket and Puddle is ready to bake fruitcake, make paper chains, and decorate the house and tree. But Toot, wouldn't you know, is stranded in a winter storm far away. How will Puddle's best friend get back home by Christmas Eve? The answer involves a little bit of magic and some unexpected help from another holiday traveler. This adorable, beautifully animated, award-winning story from Holly Hobbie is certain to become a holiday classic for the whole family!

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Friendship, sharing, and tradition are part of what make the holidays special, so pig friends Toot and Puddle are determined to spend the Christmas holiday together, even though Toot has been invited to attend his Great-Great Aunt's 100th birthday bash in Scotland on December 22. Promising to return home to Woodcock Pocket by Christmas Eve, Toot sets off for Edinburgh leaving Puddle at home to meet their cousin Opal and prepare for Christmas. Toot thoroughly enjoys his Scottish experiences; donning an authentic Scottish kilt, caroling, visiting with this Great-Great Aunt Peggy, and helping his bagpipe-playing Uncle find good homes for a litter of puppies. Meanwhile, Puddle and Opal enjoy their time together making ornaments, baking, picking out a Christmas tree, and getting everything ready for the big holiday. When snowstorms hit in Edinburgh and Woodcock Pocket, it looks like Toot may not be able to make it home by Christmas Eve after all. Can a lucky nut, a little magic, and a mysterious traveler help? Based on the Holly Hobbie book "Toot & Puddle: I'll Be Home for Christmas," this animated production brings classic Holly Hobbie characters Toot and Puddle to life in an effective Christmas tale that celebrates friendship and togetherness. (Ages 3 to 7) --Tami Horiuchi

Mother Earth Blu-ray 5-Pack (IMAX) [Blu-ray]

Actor: Narration
ASIN : B001F12J20
Sales Rank : 7592
Director : Various Directors
Studio : Razor Digital Entertainment
Region Code : 0
Format : Color, Dolby, NTSC, Surround Sound, Widescreen
Binding : Blu-ray
EAN : 0690445055224
UPC : 690445055224
Release Date : December 11, 2008
Publisher : Razor Digital Entertainment
Manufacturer : Razor Digital Entertainment
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Label : Razor Digital Entertainment
Running Time : 235

Product Description

This 5- disc Mother Earth Blu-ray edition will take you on an amazing journey of beauty and wonder as never experienced before. Filmed on location throughout the globe for large formated IMAX theaters, the imagery of these 5 discs is unlike anything you have seen before. With the exceptional clarity and sound that only IMAX can deliver. Each title is independently produced to provide viewers with an up close and personal experience with our Mother Earth. Providing an understanding of our beautiful planet and the need to preserve it.

Titles included in this 10-Disc collection are
Africa, The Serengeti
Alaska, Spirit of the Wild
Antarctica, An Adventure of a Different Nature
Ocean Oasis
Australia, Land Beyond Time

These films were originally filmed for IMAX© and other large format theaters throughout the world. This video version of the film has been digitally masters and transferred using the original large format film elements and was produced to the highest standards in the industry. The sound components have been specially mixed and mastered to produce the finest quality Dolby Surround soundtrack, fully compatible with both stereo and mono audio systems.

National Geographic - Inside the Living Body

Actor: Kate Burton
ASIN : B000VWX6TO
Sales Rank : 3612
Director : Kirk Simon, Karen Goodman
Brand : Warner Brothers
Studio : Nat'l Geographic Vid
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0727994752639
UPC : 727994752639
Release Date : December 11, 2007
Publisher : Nat'l Geographic Vid
Manufacturer : Nat'l Geographic Vid
Availability : Usually ships in 24 hours
Label : Nat'l Geographic Vid
Running Time : 60

Product Description

Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 12/11/2007

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National Geographic provides a whole new perspective on the extraordinary processes involved in human life with this primarily internal look at the human life cycle from conception through old age. Thanks to amazing technological advances like camera pills and high-definition endoscopes, physicians and scientists can now obtain actual camera footage and images of body processes as well as create elaborate computer simulations to aid in the research and understanding of how the human body works. This 95-minute exploration of the human body and its processes follows human life from fetal development through the amazing changes demanded of virtually every organ in the hours after birth, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age. It explores the senses and how they work, brain development, digestion, blood circulation, cell division, the hardening and replenishing of bone, puberty, sexuality, childbirth, changes inherent in the aging process, the virtual shutting down of the body at death, and much more. The fascinating camera footage includes everything from the digestive process of food from the mouth through the esophagus, stomach, small intestines, large intestines, and then to excretion; to blood flow through the heart, veins, and capillaries; and the accumulation of fat in the abdomen and intestines. While the squeamish might proclaim the graphic footage gross, it is incredible, fascinating, and educational. Significant time is also devoted to detailing life choices like exercise, drinking, smoking, listening to loud music, and stress and how those choices can directly affect our bodily functions and overall health. This 2002 presentation is an informative, graphic look at the amazing human body and how it works. --Tami