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American TV series or program
The World of Chemistry
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Genre
| Educational (Science)
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Directed by
| Isidore Adler,
Nava Ben-Zvi
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Presented by
| Dr. Roald Hoffmann
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Starring
| Dr. Don Showalter
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Country of origin
| United States
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Original language
| English
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No.
of seasons
| 1
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No.
of episodes
| 26
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Executive producer
| Richard Thomas
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Running time
| 30 minutes
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Network
| PBS
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Release
| 1990
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1990
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The Mechanical Universe
,
Earth Revealed
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The World of Chemistry
is a television series on introductory chemistry hosted by
Nobel prize
-winning
chemist
Roald Hoffmann
. The series consists of 26 half-hour video programs, along with coordinated books, which explore various topics in chemistry through experiments conducted by
Stevens Point
emeritus professor
Don Showalter
the "series demonstrator"
[1]
and interviews with working chemists, it also includes
physics
and
earth science
related components.
[2]
The series was produced by the
University of Maryland, College Park
and the Educational Film Center
[3]
and was funded by the
Annenberg/
CPB
Project (now the
Annenberg Foundation
), it was filmed in 1988 and first aired on
PBS
in 1990. This series supports science standards recognized nationally by the United States (
NSTA
and NCSESA)
[4]
and is still widely used in high school and college chemistry courses. The entire series was previously available on
learner.org
for free in an
online video streaming
format, but streaming for this series was discontinued on June 25, 2019.
[5]
Awards
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The awards won by The World of Chemistry are given below
[6]
- American Film and Video Festival
1990 Finalist Award for "On the Surface"
- Columbus International Film and Video Festival
1991 Honorable Mention Award for "Color"
- Houston International Film Festival "Worldfest Houston"
1991 Silver Award for "Color"
- National Educational Film and Video Festival
1990 Gold Apple Award for "The Periodic Table"
List of episodes
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- The World of Chemistry
- The relationships of chemistry to the other sciences and to everyday life are presented.
- Color
- The search for new colors in the mid-19th century boosted the development of modern chemistry.
- Measurement
: The Foundation of Chemistry
- The distinction between
accuracy and precision
and its importance in commerce and science are explained.
- Modeling the Unseen
- Models are used to explain phenomena that are beyond the realm of ordinary perception.
- A Matter of State
- Matter is examined in its three principal
states
?
gases
,
liquids
, and
solids
? relating the visible world to the
submicroscopic
.
- The Atom
- Viewers journey inside the
atom
to appreciate its architectural beauty and grasp how atomic structure determines chemical behavior.
- The Periodic Table
- The development and arrangement of the
periodic table of elements
is examined.
- Chemical Bonds
- The differences between
ionic
and
covalent bonds
are explained by the use of scientific models and examples from nature.
- Molecular Architecture
- The program examines
isomers
and how the electronic structure of a molecule's elements and bonds affects its shape and physical properties.
- Signals From Within
- Chemists' knowledge of the interaction of
radiation
and matter is the basis for analytical methods of sensitivity and specificity.
- The Mole
- Using
Avogadro's law
, the mass of a substance can be related to the number of particles contained in that mass.
- Water
- The special
chemical properties of water
are explored, along with the need for its protection and conservation.
- The Driving Forces
-
Endothermic
and
exothermic
reactions are investigated and the role of
entropy
is revealed.
- Molecules in Action
- Observing molecules during chemical reactions helps explain the role of
catalysts
.
Dynamic equilibrium
is also demonstrated.
- The Busy Electron
- The principles of electrochemical cell design are explained through batteries, sensors, and a solar-powered car.
- The Proton in Chemistry
- Demonstrations explain
pH
and how it is measured, and the important role of
acids
and
bases
.
- The Precious Envelope
- The
Earth's atmosphere
is examined through theories of
chemical evolution
;
ozone depletion
and the
greenhouse effect
are explained.
- The Chemistry of the Earth
-
Silicon
, a cornerstone of the high-tech industry, is one of the elements of the Earth highlighted in this program.
- Metals
-
Malleability
,
ductility
, and
conductivity
are examined, along with methods for extracting metals from ores and blending alloys.
- On the Surface
- Surface science examines how surfaces react with each other at the molecular level.
- Carbon
- The versatility of
carbon
's molecular structures and the enormous range of properties of its compounds are presented.
- The Age of Polymers
- How chemists control the molecular structure to create
polymers
with special properties is explored.
- Proteins: Structure and Function
- The program examines
proteins
? polymers built from only 20 basic amino acids.
- The Genetic Code
- The structure and role of the
nucleic acids
,
DNA
and
RNA
, are investigated.
- Chemistry and the Environment
- Dump site waste management demonstrates chemistry's benefits and problems.
- Futures
- Interviews with leaders from academia and industry explore the frontiers of chemical research.
References
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