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Nuclear physicist Jim Al-Khalili tells the story of the realisation that everything is made of atoms, and the effect that had on the scientific community.

Documentary. The realisation that everything is made from atoms has been referred to as the greatest scientific breakthrough in history. Nuclear physicist Professor Jim Al- Khalili looks into the history of that discovery. He studies the scientists, like Einstein and Heisenberg, who were driven by a thirst for glory.

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Mon 21 Jan 2008 23:50

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