Brian Cox
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Professor Brian Cox and Professor Jeff Forshaw go on a journey to the frontier of 21st century science to consider the real meaning behind the iconic sequence of symbols that make up Einstein’s most famous equation, E=mc2. Breaking down the symbols themselves, they pose a series of questions: What is energy? What is mass? What has the speed of light got to do with energy and mass? In answering these questions, they take us to the site of one
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Publisher
Mariner Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
At the heart of our galaxy lies a monster so deadly it can bend space, throwing vast jets of radiation millions of light years out into the cosmos. Its kind were the very first inhabitants of the universe, the black holes. Join Professors Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw in exploring our universe's most mysterious inhabitants, how they are formed, why they are essential components of every galaxy, including our own, and what secrets they still hold, waiting...
4) Brief Lives
Author
Series
Publisher
NAXOS
Pub. Date
p1995.
Language
English
Description
Brief Lives (1669-1697) is a collection of short biographical sketches on famous British figures by author, antiquarian, and archaeologist John Aubrey. The work is significant for its unique style, a blend of facts-names, dates, family, important works-and personal anecdotes for which Aubrey combined his skills for research and conversation to compile. Unpublished during his lifetime, the text was pieced together from extensive handwritten manuscripts...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Do we really know what time it is? Cern physicist Professor Brian Cox (and author of E=mc2) unlocks the secrets of time in this entertaining and informative program. His journey starts with the Sun, our historical dictator of time, but Brian discovers that the world doesn't always spin like clockwork in fact, it flutters, like an irregular heartbeat. In his search for a more reliable way to tell the time, he experiences the physical definition of...
Publisher
Seventh Art Productions
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
A masterly portrait of six men - Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Horatio Nelson, Napoleon Bonaparte, Ulysses S. Grant and Georgi Zhukov - whose military genius changed the course of world history. Concentrating on one battle in particular for each commander, and using computer graphics to help explain the course of events, this penetrating study brilliantly illustrates the thinking, method and individual dynamism behind the great military campaign....
Publisher
Collective Eye Films
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
This documentary charts the story of a poor Scottish immigrant who sailed to America in the 1840s, and by the end of the century would be the richest man in the world. Criticized for the harsh business practices that allowed him to dominate the iron and steel industries, and praised for his quest to give all his money away, Andrew Carnegie is undeniably one of the most fascinating and contradictory figures in modern history. This documentary reveals...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
1988.
Language
Russian
Description
An examination of the life and work of revered Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky, this film draws heavily on footage taken on the set of his final production, *The Sacrifice*. Featuring interviews with the filmmaker, the documentary looks at Tarkovsky's meticulous creative process and uncompromising vision. The production also addresses his untimely death and includes anecdotes from his widow, which shed more light on Tarkovsky's dedication to his...
Publisher
First-Run Features
Pub. Date
c2003.
Language
English
Description
Did Henry Kissinger sabatoge the 1968 Vietnam peace talks for his own personal gain? Did he orchestrate the secret bombing of Cambodia? Did he authorize covert operations to overthrow a Chilean President? This explores how a young boy who fled Nazi Germany grew up to become one of the most powerful and controversial figures in United States history.
10) Sharpe's rifles
Series
[Sharpe's DVD series] volume 1
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
c1994.
Language
English
Description
The adventures of a maverick British officer who fights behind French lines in Spain and Portugal during the Napoleonic wars.
11) Sharpe's eagle
Series
[Sharpe's DVD series] volume 2
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
c2000.
Language
English
12) Hitler in colour
Series
Color of war volume 6
Publisher
TWI/Granada Television
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Uses original color film and contemporary diaries to recall the destructive 12 year reign of Adolf Hitler. Follows the story of Hitler's brutal rise to power, to his transformation of Germany into a Nazi state, and finally the destructive wars that brought the Third Reich down.
Publisher
Film Ideas
Pub. Date
©2017
Language
English
Description
"This is the story of one of the greatest French authors, Nobel Prize winner in literature and existentialist philosopher as told by his closest circle of friends and in particular, the women who loved him. We concentrate on three works, perhaps his most significant: The Outsider, The Fall and The First Man, which structure the film's three chapters of the absurd, revolt and happiness."--Amazon.
14) Churchill
Publisher
Cohen Film Collection
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Tensions mount for the beleaguered British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (Brian Cox) in the days leading up to infamous Allied D-Day landings in Normandy, France in June, 1944. Fearful of repeating his deadly mistakes from World War I in the Battle of Gallipoli, exhausted by years of war, plagued by depression and obsessed with his historical destiny, Churchill is reluctant to embark on the large-scale campaign, one that the entire war effort hinges...
15) Chain reaction
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2000.
Language
English
Description
A student machinist finds himself caught in a maze of secret government cover-ups, hi-tech espionage and murder after working on groundbreaking scientific experiments.
Publisher
BBC Worldwide Ltd
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Who are we? Why are we here? Where do we come from? These are among the most enduring and profound questions we can ask, and it is an essential part of human nature to want to find the answers. We can trace our ancestry back hundreds of thousands of years to the dawn of humankind, but in reality our story extends much further back: it starts with the beginning of the universe. In this groundbreaking new series, Professor Brian Cox tells the epic story...
17) Trick 'r treat
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Four intertwined tales of a secret serial killer, a college virgin, teenage pranksters, and a woman who hates Halloween all take place one Halloween night.
18) Red
Publisher
Magnolia Pictures
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
After his 14-year-old dog, Red, is senselessly murdered by three thrill-seeking teenagers, an aging recluse sets out seeking justice for his four-legged companion and finds himself gradually pushed to take extreme measures.
Series
[Bourne films] volume 2
Publisher
Universal
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jason Bourne has abandoned his life as a CIA assassin and has been traveling beneath the agency's radar. He has been able to reconnect with Marie, the woman he loves. But Bourne is still haunted by vivid dreams and troubling memories of his days as a killer, and he's not really certain how much really happened and how much is a product of his imagination. When Bourne is led out of hiding by circumstances beyond his control, he must reconcile his past...