Royal Institution Christmas Lectures - Season 47 / Year 2012
Season 47 / Year 2012
The Modern Alchemist
Episodes
Air: The Elixir of Life
Peter Wothers explores what alchemists knew about air and reveals how our knowledge can be used to control fire, defy gravity and harness lightning's power.
Water: The Fountain of Youth
Peter Wothers finds out if the elements lurking in the water can restore his youth and discovers how exploding balloons could solve the energy crisis.
Earth: The Philosopher's Stone
Dr. Peter Wothers explores the elements within the earth and discovers just difficult it is for chemists to extract the planet's greatest treasures.
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