Horizon. [Season 45, Episode 11], Can we make a star on earth? /

Could nuclear fusion hold the answers to the energy crisis? It is the process that has forged all matter in the universe. It lights the stars and it is what transformed the lighter atoms that formed in the Big Bang into heavier atoms (like carbon, iron and silicon) that went on to build planets, pla...

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Other Authors: Bradshaw, Gideon (Television producer) (Director, Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2009.
Series:Academic Video Online
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Could nuclear fusion hold the answers to the energy crisis? It is the process that has forged all matter in the universe. It lights the stars and it is what transformed the lighter atoms that formed in the Big Bang into heavier atoms (like carbon, iron and silicon) that went on to build planets, plants - even people. In this film, Brian Cox peers beyond the glare of our Sun to reveal the hidden forces that provide its power. He discovers how this fusion energy has kept our closest star burning for five billion years. Brian believes humanity must build a star on Earth to ensure survival. Will scientists be able to harness fusion power and achieve abundant, cheap, clean energy?
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed January 23, 2019).
Physical Description:1 online resource (49 minutes)
Playing Time:00:48:42