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For me, as a theoretical physicist, an atom is just abstract
mathematics - an equation, an idea. But to see
one of them with my own eyes, the building blocks of everything, just ten millionths
of a millimetre across, is nothing less than miraculous
mathematics - an equation, an idea. But to see
one of them with my own eyes, the building blocks of everything, just ten millionths
of a millimetre across, is nothing less than miraculous
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For me, as a theoretical physicist,
00:00:03.048 --> 00:00:06.639
an atom is just abstract
mathematics -
00:00:06.064 --> 00:00:11.679
an equation, an idea. But to see
one of them with my own eyes,
00:00:11.068 --> 00:00:13.839
the building blocks of everything,
00:00:13.084 --> 00:00:17.001
just ten millionths
of a millimetre across,
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is nothing less than miraculous.
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Movie Summary
In this mind-bending series, Jim Al-Khalili explores the vast range of size in the universe, from tiny atoms to gigantic, interconnected galaxies.