Royal Institution Christmas Lectures - Season 47 / Year 2012
Season 47 / Year 2012
The Modern Alchemist
Episodes
Air: The Elixir of Life
Peter Wothers explores what alchemists knew about air and reveals how our knowledge can be used to control fire, defy gravity and harness lightning's power.
Water: The Fountain of Youth
Peter Wothers finds out if the elements lurking in the water can restore his youth and discovers how exploding balloons could solve the energy crisis.
The Philosopher's Stone
Dr. Peter Wothers explores the elements within the earth and discovers just difficult it is for chemists to extract the planet's greatest treasures.
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