The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements

An exciting three-part series about one of the great adventures in the history of science: the long and continuing quest to understand what the world is made of. Three hour-long episodes tell the story of seven of history’s most important scientists as they seek to identify, understand and organize the basic building blocks of matter.

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Created By	Stephen Lyons
Status	Ended
Original Name	The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements
First Air Date	August 19, 2015
Last Air Date	August 19, 2015
Seasons	1
Episodes	3
Episode Runtime	1h 0min
Language	English
Original Language	English
Production Countries	United States of America
Production Companies	Moreno/Lyons Productions
Networks	PBS

S01E03

Into the Atom (1910-1960)

Caught up in the race to discover the atom’s internal parts — and learn how they fit together — a young British physicist, Harry Moseley, uses newly discovered X-rays to put the Periodic Table in a whole new light. And a young American chemist named Glenn Seaborg creates a new element — plutonium — that changes the world forever, unleashing a force of unimaginable destructive power: the atomic bomb.

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