Everything and Nothing

Was everything we know the result of Nothing ?

2011•2h 0m•

★8.5(7 ratings)

Documentary

Overview

what is everything, and what is nothing? Professor Jim Al-Khalili explores the true size and shape of the universe and delves into the amazing science behind apparent nothingness. EVERYTHING: what the universe might actually look like and the remarkable stories of the men and women who discovered the truth about the cosmos. NOTHING: science at the very limits of human perception, where we now understand the deepest mysteries of the universe lie. The quantum world of the super-small shaped the vast universe we inhabit today, and Jim Al-Khalili can prove it.

Director

Nic Stacey

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Main Cast

Jim Al-Khalili

Simon Schaffer

Carlos Frenk

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Nic Stacey

Keywords

quantum mechanicsastrophysicist

Everything and Nothing

Was everything we know the result of Nothing ?

2011•2h 0m•

★8.5(7 ratings)

Documentary

Overview

Director

Nic Stacey

Watchlist

Main Cast

Jim Al-Khalili

Simon Schaffer

Carlos Frenk

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Nic Stacey

Keywords

quantum mechanicsastrophysicist

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Everything and Nothing

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Released

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English

Country of Origin:

United Kingdom

Production Companies:

BBC Four

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Everything and Nothing

Overview

Director

Main Cast

Jim Al-Khalili

Simon Schaffer

Carlos Frenk

Full Crew

Direction

Keywords

Everything and Nothing

Overview

Director

Main Cast

Jim Al-Khalili

Simon Schaffer

Carlos Frenk

Full Crew

Direction

Keywords

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