locke@pdn.UUCP (Richard Locke) (10/21/87)
In article <1336@ilium.swatsun.UUCP> hirai@swatsun.UUCP (Eiji "A.G." Hirai) writes: > I desperately hope that this series will not be as bad as another >science program that PBS showed recently. I do not remember the exact title >but the program attempted to show some theories on the various fundamental >forces in the Universe. It had the narrator climbing up a light tower >and opening windows when explaining the march back in time to the beginning >of the Universe. > > The show lacked any depth for those who were Physics majors or >were knowledgeable about the field of quantum physics, and was bery confusing >for those who were not. Either way, you lost out. > > -AG Hirai I beg to differ. I expect that the PBS show to which you refer was called something like "The Origin of the Universe". (Perhaps it wasn't, in which case ignore this!) The show has been around for several years, and I seem to recall it being broadcast again recently. (I taped the program, and have watched it 3 times! I also sent for the transcript.) While I am sure that Physics majors, etc., weren't going to learn a lot from the program, I don't understand your criticism that it was confusing to others. In my opinion, the program presented complicated theories about complicated stuff in a manner to which the people could relate. The program was lively, entertaining, informative, visually stimulating, thought provoking, and featured great music (including stuff from Brian Eno's "Before and After Science", if memory serves). The narrator was very well spoken. I would recommend it without reservation to anyone! Dick Locke Paradyne Corporation {gatech,codas,ucf-cs}!usfvax2!pdn!locke Mail stop LF-207 Phone: (813) 530-8241 P.O. Box 2826 Largo, FL 33649-2826
marcula@homxc.UUCP (10/22/87)
In article <1612@pdn.UUCP>, locke@pdn.UUCP (Richard Locke) writes: > In article <1336@ilium.swatsun.UUCP> hirai@swatsun.UUCP (Eiji "A.G." Hirai) writes: > > I desperately hope that this series will not be as bad as another > >science program that PBS showed recently. I do not remember the exact title > >but the program attempted to show some theories on the various fundamental > >forces in the Universe. It had the narrator climbing up a light tower > >and opening windows when explaining the march back in time to the beginning > >of the Universe. > > > > The show lacked any depth for those who were Physics majors or > >were knowledgeable about the field of quantum physics, and was bery confusing > >for those who were not. Either way, you lost out. > > > > -AG Hirai > > I beg to differ. I expect that the PBS show to which you refer was called > something like "The Origin of the Universe". (Perhaps it wasn't, in > which case ignore this!) The show has been around for several years, > and I seem to recall it being broadcast again recently. (I taped > the program, and have watched it 3 times! I also sent for the transcript.) > > While I am sure that Physics majors, etc., weren't going to learn a lot > from the program, I don't understand your criticism that it was > confusing to others. In my opinion, the program presented complicated > theories about complicated stuff in a manner to which the people could > relate. > > The program was lively, entertaining, informative, visually stimulating, > thought provoking, and featured great music (including stuff from > Brian Eno's "Before and After Science", if memory serves). The > narrator was very well spoken. I would recommend it without > reservation to anyone! > I forgot about the score. Brian Eno's "Before and After Science" huh, I'll have to make a note of that.