
The Ascent of Man (1973)
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Dick Gilling — Director
Episodes 1
The Majestic Clockwork
June 16, 1973
• 50m
1x7
The universe of Newton, clear, English, stately, like the music and the great buildings of his century ticking away with a fine clockwork mechanism, wisely regulated by laws. Then the quizzical world of Einstein whose direct truth and questions could turn the dignified universe upside-down in the interests of a clearer understanding. We ride with Einstein on his beam of light to end our journey in our own century.
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