Publication
Boston : WGBH Boston Video, 2006. Responsibility: a Blakeway Production for the BBC and WGBH Boston ; produced by Chris Oxley & Malcolm Neum ; directed by Chis Oxley ; produced for NOVA by Joseph McMaster ; narration written by Joseph McMaster. Notes: Originally broadcast on Nova television in 2005.
Credits: Editors, Nathan Hendrie, Safi Ferrah ; camera, Jon Wood, Rick Robertson, Joe Vitagliano ; music, Rob Morsberger, Robert Foster.
Cast: Isaac Newton portrayed by Scott Handy.
Performer(s): Narrated by F. Murray Abraham.
Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Details: DVD, all regions, letterbox presentation; Dolby Digital stereo.; System requirements to access DVD-ROM features: Computer capable of reading PDF files, Internet access.
Series Title: Nova.
OCLC Number: 320681743. 1 videodisc (approximately 56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Call number
DVD / Front Desk
ISBN
1593753233 / 9781593753238
UPC
783421389199
Collections
CSS Library Notes
Description: He was a 17th century Einstein, who reduced nature’s chaos to a single set of laws and revolutionized the thinking and outlook of his age. But in the midst of his astonishing breakthroughs in physics, optics, and calculus, Isaac Newton was also searching out hidden meanings in the Bible and pursuing the covert art of alchemy, or the changing of base metals into gold.
With vivid docudrama scenes starring Scott Handy (Henry VIII) as Newton, NOVA recreates the unique climate of late 17th-century England, where a newfound fascination with science and mathematics coexisted with extreme views on religious doctrine. Unknown to most, Newton shared both obsessions.
Besides revealing his secretive and vindictive personality, this NOVA special shows how he made the bold intellectual leaps that transformed science, such as the universal law of gravitation. Newton’s Dark Secrets also recreates one of Newton’s little-known alchemical experiments using his secret recipes, which have only recently been deciphered. With these lively glimpses of a brilliant and obsessive mind, NOVA explores how Newton became the giant on whose shoulders all later scientists would find a place to stand.
FY2009 / jvsn
With vivid docudrama scenes starring Scott Handy (Henry VIII) as Newton, NOVA recreates the unique climate of late 17th-century England, where a newfound fascination with science and mathematics coexisted with extreme views on religious doctrine. Unknown to most, Newton shared both obsessions.
Besides revealing his secretive and vindictive personality, this NOVA special shows how he made the bold intellectual leaps that transformed science, such as the universal law of gravitation. Newton’s Dark Secrets also recreates one of Newton’s little-known alchemical experiments using his secret recipes, which have only recently been deciphered. With these lively glimpses of a brilliant and obsessive mind, NOVA explores how Newton became the giant on whose shoulders all later scientists would find a place to stand.
FY2009 / jvsn
Physical description
4.75 inches
Description
With vivid docudrama scenes, Nova recreates the unique climate of late 17th-century England, where a newfound fascination with science and mathematics coexisted with extreme views on religious doctrine. Unknown to most, Newton shared both obsessions.
Language
Original language
English