Physics Movies

1973
Take the World From Another Point of View
Take the World From Another Point of View
8.51973HD
In 1973 Yorkshire public television made a short film of the Nobel laureate while he was there. The resulting film, Take the World from Another Point...
2015
Scotland's Einstein: James Clerk Maxwell - The Man Who Changed the World
Scotland's Einstein: James Clerk Maxwell - The Man Who Changed the World
6.52015HD
Professor Iain Stewart reveals the story behind the Scottish physicist who was Einstein's hero; James Clerk Maxwell. Maxwell's discoveries not only...
2003
Gravitation - Urkraft des Universums
Gravitation - Urkraft des Universums
02003HD
1994
The Magnet Has Secrets
The Magnet Has Secrets
01994HD
2011
The Secret Life of Waves
The Secret Life of Waves
02011HD
Documentary-maker David Malone delves into the secrets of ocean waves. In an elegant and original film, he finds that waves are not made of water,...
1981
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out
81981HD
Richard Feynman was a scientific genius with - in his words - a "limited intelligence". This dichotomy is just one of the characteristics that made...
2020
The End of Quantum Reality
The End of Quantum Reality
72020HD
Almost one hundred years ago, the project to reduce the world to mathematical physics failed suddenly and completely: “One of the best-kept...
2018
The Birth of Narcissus
The Birth of Narcissus
62018HD
A young agoraphobic and megalomaniac scientist expresses a strong contempt for his fellows. Obsessed with a physical paradox he can't seem to solve,...
1960
Voice Production: The Vibrating Larynx
Voice Production: The Vibrating Larynx
01960HD
William Vennard's collaboration with Janwillem van den Berg resulted in his film Voice Production: the Vibrating Larynx. Winning several awards,...
1971
Physics at Half Past Nine
Physics at Half Past Nine
01971HD
A physicist, a director of popular-science films, and a sports fan talk about the structure of the atom between periods of a hockey game they watch...
2019
Rätselhafte Welt der Quanten
Rätselhafte Welt der Quanten
02019HD
1951
Povrchové napětí
Povrchové napětí
01951HD
2013
Pop! The Science of Bubbles
Pop! The Science of Bubbles
52013HD
Physicist Dr Helen Czerski takes us on a journey into the science of bubbles - not just fun toys, but also powerful tools that push back the...
2017
The Hunt for Dark Matter
The Hunt for Dark Matter
6.22017HD
CERN and the University of California-Santa Barbara are collaborating in the search for the elusive substance that physicists and astronomers believe...
1958
Kapky a bubliny
Kapky a bubliny
01958HD
2022
Solar Weather: Dr. Alessandra Pacini
Solar Weather: Dr. Alessandra Pacini
02022HD
Alessandra Pacini, solar physicist and mother of two, has dedicated her life to researching our sun and its relation to the rest of our solar system....
2020
Ionosphere: Dr. Eliana Nossa
Ionosphere: Dr. Eliana Nossa
02020HD
At Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, Eliana Nossa studies the ionosphere. This short films tells the story of Columbian researcher Eliana Nossa as...
2013
Fermilab: Science at Work
Fermilab: Science at Work
92013HD
Six days. Three frontiers. One amazing lab. From 2010 to 2012, a film crew followed a group of scientists at the Department of Energy's Fermilab and...
2015
Riding Light
Riding Light
82015HD
In our terrestrial view of things, the speed of light seems incredibly fast. But as soon as you view it against the vast distances of the universe,...
1960
Frames of Reference
Frames of Reference
9.51960HD
An educational physics film utilizing a fascinating set consisting of a rotating table and furniture occupying surprisingly unpredictable spots...