The Nature of Things S03E13 · Isaac Newton

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Series consultant Lister Sinclair pays tribute to Sir Isaac Newton. The program attempts to capture the spirit of the time through the words of Newton himself and those of his contemporaries

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1. 1 1. Episode 11963-01-06Series consultant Lister Sinclair is host on season's opener on which he explains how scientists approach their work and how The Nature of Things will present scientific items.
2. 2 2. Brainwashing1963-01-13British psychaitrist Dr William Sargeant discusses and illustrates various brainwashing techniques such as weakening of mind.
3. 3 3. Tubes To Transistors1963-01-20Hosts Dr Patterson Hume and Dr Donald Ivey of University of Toronto talk about electronics age brought about by vacuum tube and transistor.
4. 4 4. From Water To Land1963-01-27Palaeontologist Dr Alfred S. Romer of Harvard University explains evolution of lungs, legs, and a new kind of egg in aquatic creatures.
5. 5 5. Chemistry Of Salt1963-02-03Dr Fred H. Knelman of Montreal, talks about sources and chemistry of salt and industrial applications of salt and its components.
6. 6 6. Ear Operation1963-02-10Film of an ear operation from BBC series YOUR LIFE IN THEIR HANDS, with commentary by Dr Hugh Barber, Toronto ear specialist.
7. 7 7. The Way The Ball Bounces1963-02-17Professors Donald Ivey and Patterson Hume demonstrate principles behind bounce in a rubber ball.
8. 8 8. Lie Detectors1963-02-24This program examines autonomic nervous system, how it works, and what it can reveal.
9. 9 9. Smoking And Lung Cancer1963-03-03In cooperation with National Cancer Institute and Canadian Cancer Society, today's show explores results of years of lung-cancer research in Britain and North America.
10. 10 10. Science Museum1963-03-10To commemorate the Canadian Centennial in 1967 it has been proposed that Canada build a national museum of science. The program includes filmed demonstrations of how science and te
11. 11 11. Tornadoes1963-03-24
12. 12 12. The Descent of Man1963-03-31Recent fossil discoveries in Africa have shed new light on the ancestry and evolution of man. Guest Dr. L.S.B. Leakey, renowned British anthropologist and paleontologist, unearthed
13. 13 13. Isaac Newton1963-04-07Series consultant Lister Sinclair pays tribute to Sir Isaac Newton. The program attempts to capture the spirit of the time through the words of Newton himself and those of his cont
14. 14 14. New Atoms For Old1963-04-14
15. 15 15. Car Crashes1963-04-21What happens in a car crash - to car and to its occupants? What causes a crash?
16. 16 16. Bird Migration1963-05-05
17. 17 17. Fact & Fiction1963-05-12Hosts Dr Donald Ivey and Dr Patterson Hume of University of Toronto, contrast observation to synthesis.
18. 18 18. Code of Life1963-05-19Dr Louis Siminovitch, Professor of Medical Biophysics at University of Toronto, discusses what is currently known about heredity.
19. 19 19. The Chemistry Of Bread1963-05-26Baking bread may be a familiar process, but it is by no means a simple one. A very great number of fundamental chemical actions are demonstrated in baking of one loaf of bread
20. 20 20. The Infra-Red1963-06-02Detection of heatwaves by Special infra-red receptors has many industrial, military and other uses.
21. 21 21. Human Overpopulation1963-06-09In aftermath of industrial revolution, with scientific advances offsetting human control, human species has experienced an increase so explosive that grave doubts are now held abou
22. 22 22. Mars1963-06-16
23. 23 23. Spiders1963-06-23
24. 24 24. Hypnosis1963-06-30