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Learn Through Videos: Physics

This is a collection of links to videos related to physics and physicists, which are made for a general audience, such as documentary films. Physics is to understand how the universe behaves from the smallest things in the world to the Universe itself. The videos listed in this collection demystify physics concepts that describe the behavior of things in an easy-to-understand way. They explain what is happening in physics and tell interesting stories about the life and works of such important figures as Galileo Galilei, Isaac Newton, Michael Faraday, Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, Max Planck, and Richard Feynman.

Science, Magic and Religion
This deals with science and religion as historical phenomena that have evolved over time and examines the earlier mind-set before 1700 when into science fitted elements that came eventually to be seen as magical.

The Ascent of Man
This looks at human history through scientific and technological achievements from prehistoric era to the mid-20th century.

A Science Odyssey
This is a PBS documentary series hosted by Charles Osgood, exploring the sweeping changes that have revolutionized life and thinking in the twentieth century.

The Story of Science
This program explores how the evolution of scientific understanding is intimately interwoven with society's historical path.

Dark Matter, Dark Energy: The Dark Side of the Universe
This is a series of lectures taught by Professor Sean Carroll, introducing modern cosmology through a focus on dark matter and dark energy.

Dark Matter and Dark Energy
A collection of documentary films and lectures dealing with dark matter and dark energy which are thought to make up around 96% of the universe.

Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman
This is a Science Channel documentary series narrated by Morgan Freeman, exploring the mysteries of the universe.

The Universe (Season 1)
This looks at the sun, individual planets in the solar system, alien galaxies, the search for extraterrestrial life, and scientific theories such as the Big Bang.

Stephen Hawking's Universe
This is a documentary series hosted by Stephen Hawking, discussing the history of astronomy, origins of the universe, dark matter and black holes.

Big Bang
This contains documentary films about the Big Bang theory explaining how the Universe came into the existence out of nothing.

Black Holes
This is a collection of documentary films explaining the mysterious nature of black holes and other kinds of cosmic holes such as white holes and wormholes.

Arthur Eddington
This contains eBooks written by Arthur Eddington and a film about Einstein's General Theory of Relativity and Eddington's proof of it.

Einstein's Universe
This is a 1979 BBC documentary hosted by Peter Ustinov, which is based on the book Einstein's Universe by Nigel Calder. It provides demonstrations to illustrate the concepts of Einstein's relativity.

Einstein Revealed
This is a PBS science documentary that chronicles the life and scientific achievements of Albert Einstein from birth to death.

Albert Einstein: How I See the World
This is a PBS documentary exploring Einstein's life, work and legacy. Albert Einstein is considered one of the greatest scientific thinkers of all time.