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Elegant Universe, The: String's the Thing
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Related NOVA Resources
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The following resources from the
companion Web site accompany this
program:
Watch the Program Online
View the entire three-hour program online in segmented chapters
annotated with curriculum connections. Available following the
broadcast. (Requires QuickTime or RealPlayer plug-in.) (Grades 9-12)
A Theory of Everything?
Learn the basics of string theory and why it might hold the key to
unifying the four forces of nature in this excerpt from
The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene. (Grades 9-12)
A Conversation with Brian Greene
Read about what it's like to be a string theorist, ways string
theory might be experimentally supported, and advice for aspiring
theorists in this interview with physicist Brian Greene. (Grades
9-12)
Viewpoints on String Theory
Compare what seven leading physicists have to say on the nature and
meaning of string theory. (Grades 9-12)
Imaging Other Dimensions
Consider why it is so difficult to visualize a world with more than
three spatial dimensions. (Grades 9-12)
The Making Of
Travel from London to New Mexico and places in between in these
behind-the-scenes photographs taken during the production of NOVA's
"The Elegant Universe." (Flash plug-in required.) (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
A Sense of Scale
Start at the scale of an apple and travel by powers of 100 down into
the infinitesimally small world of strings. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Resonance in Strings
See how resonance affects both an everyday string and the tiny
strings of superstring theory. (Flash plug-in required; non-Flash
version available.) (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Multidimensional Math
Begin with a point and end with a hypercube in this interactive that
takes you from one to four dimensions. (Flash plug-in required;
non-Flash version available.) (Grades 9-12)
Elementary Particles
Find out about matter and force particles, including their
properties and when many of them were discovered or confirmed.
(Flash plug-in required; non-Flash version available.) (Grades 9-12)
Smashing Pictures
See images and computer reconstructions of particle accelerator
discoveries of such fundamental particles as the strange, charm,
top, and bottom quarks. (Flash plug-in required; non-Flash version
available.) (Grades 9-12)
Plus:
Links & Books
Program Transcript
Complete narration for the TV program.
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