Fun to Imagine

Jul 08, 1983 (en) Documentary [11] Min
  • First Air Date
    Jul 08, 1983
  • Production
    BBC
  • Rotten tomato
    78%
  • Original title
    Fun to Imagine
  • Release
    Jul 08, 1983
  • en
    -

Overview

Richard Feynman, theoretical physicist, enjoys thinking aloud about the adventures science can offer. Back in 1983, the BBC aired Fun to Imagine, a television series hosted by Richard Feynman that used physics to explain how the everyday world works – “why rubber bands are stretchy, why tennis balls can’t bounce forever, and what you’re really seeing when you look in the mirror.” In case you’re not familiar with him, Feynman was a Nobel prize-winning physicist who had a gift for many things, including popularizing science and particularly physics.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Christopher Sykes

    Producer

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Season 1 ( 1983-07-08)

Gifted physicist Richard Feynman (1918-88) was known as the 'great explainer' due to his ability to help non-scientists imagine something of the beauty and order of the universe as he saw it. In this series, Feynman looks at the mysterious forces that make ordinary things happen and, in doing so, answers questions about why rubber bands are stretchy, why tennis balls can't bounce for ever and what you're really seeing when you look in the mirror.

Jiggling Atoms

Episode: 1

Stretching, Pulling and Pushing

Episode: 2

How to Enjoy a Trip to the Dentist

Episode: 3

How Mirrors Turn You Inside Out

Episode: 4

Big Numbers

Episode: 5

Ways of Thinking

Episode: 6
Jul 08, 1983 (en)
Documentary
[11] Min
  • First Air Date Jul 08, 1983
  • Production
    BBC
  • Rotten tomato 78%
Original Title Fun to Imagine
en

Overview

Richard Feynman, theoretical physicist, enjoys thinking aloud about the adventures science can offer. Back in 1983, the BBC aired Fun to Imagine, a television series hosted by Richard Feynman that used physics to explain how the everyday world works – “why rubber bands are stretchy, why tennis balls can’t bounce forever, and what you’re really seeing when you look in the mirror.” In case you’re not familiar with him, Feynman was a Nobel prize-winning physicist who had a gift for many things, including popularizing science and particularly physics.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Christopher Sykes

    Producer