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Summary: See Stephen Hawking roll. Roll Stephen Hawking, roll!
Review: This is a very interesting program that is slightly belabored by a couple problems. First, the initial episode covers very familiar ground for anyone who's had a course in general physics, which is pretty much anyone who's been through high school... it's still interesting enough to sit through, but they could have done without it. Secondly, some of the topics are presented somewhat vaguely or are hard to keep track of (for instance, the interviewee presenting the phenomena or describing the breakthrough will do so in an extrememly roundabout way, telling a story... although this is interesting, i wished there had been some segment right before it that clearly explained the idea before going into the details of thought process). Also, ideas such as the superstring theory and quantum mechanics, at least for me, require more in-depth explanation to get a grasp on the concept, and this documentary seems to have a problem because it is balancing the accessibility of a documentary like BBC's The Planets with more scholarly aspects. It also could have used more of a graphic style, both to make it more entertaining and to help explain concepts to those of us who tend to prefer 'big picture' type visual learning.It's four stars because its worthwhile coverage of interesting topics, but I have to agree with others that this would have made much better radio program or audiobook, because of the mostly uninteresting, unenlightening visual aspects. Otherwise, Stephen Hawking's Universe is an engrosing documentary that covers a lot of interesting ground, and is definately worth watching by anyone with a passing interest to the subject matter (astral phenomena, creation-theory, black holes, etc...), although I'd give it a low rating for repeat-viewings, so it's probably best to pick up on your local PBS before deciding to purchase. I think if I had seen this in high school, I would have been inspired to do well and maybe working on physics-type major in university, instead of languishing at home in a dead end job >_<
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Summary: Best of its kind.
Review: This is an absolutely superlative work that tells the story of Cosmology through 1997. I do not share the view that the work was framed poorly. It has a feel that is packaged to relate to people that are too young to collect Social Security, and that obviously disturbs the stewed prune set. If you are not scared of an entertaining unfolding of the ultimate story of humans pondering the most basic of all questions, you will not be sorry you spent the money. If you happen to be a parent or educator, you will find no better tool to send young people on the path of considering how the Universe began.
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Summary: The mind of Stephen Hawkings for dummies
Review: This is an excellent presentation for the weekend scholar of intergallactic theory. It might come across at first as a bit intimidating but if a viewer has had the slightest introduction to this type of thinking, it would be no challenge to comprehend. I 've watched each video several times and each time I learn more and am even more fascinated by the greatest mind of my generation. It is presented very clearly and poignantly so you will most certainly enjoy!
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Summary: Good Narration, Shame About the Visuals
Review: This video series covers all the basic ideas of cosmology in an interesting and easy to understand manner, with a strong historical focus. The narration, describing this, is very interesting and well thought out. However, the visual aspect is appalling. Most of it consists of out of fucus shots of things that have nothing to do with the program, irrelvant images of star fields, shots of people walking around, shots of empty rooms and other irrelevances. When people are interviewed, they are often shown in very dim surroundings, making their faces hard to see. All in all, the visual elements are just hopeless and add nothing to the video. Towards the end, I didn't even bother looking at the screen but just listened to the audio. I lost nothing by doing this. All in all, Professor Hawking might as well have written another book.
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Summary: Lasting Topics for Kids and Adults alike.
Review: Very informative and interesting. Thinking that the universe is the best topic to foster a kid's love of math and science, I bought these DVD for a seven-year-old boy, who I expect will watch them for years. Maybe, too profound. But isn't it that the universe all starts from a singularity? BY THE WAY, amazon.com is the best online shopping service. Very easy to cancel items, though I usually purchase them later on. I have no problem with their international shipping. Good job, Amazon.com****** +*****.
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Summary: good quality video
Review: video quality very good. book also good. amazing story.
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Summary: good quality video
Review: video quality very good. book also good. amazing story.
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Summary: THE BEST DVD of ALL TIME!!!
Review: What an amazing feat this dvd is. It explains all about the top theories in physics today in an articulate way. It is almost like a translation of Stephen W. Hawking's most famous book: "A Brief History of Time". I recommend Hyperspace for anyone who was interested in this dvd. Dr. Michio Kaku, the author of Hyperspace, is featured in this dvd. He is the guy talking about superstrings.
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Summary: THE BEST DVD of ALL TIME!!!
Review: What an amazing feat this dvd is. It explains all about the top theories in physics today in an articulate way. It is almost like a translation of Stephen W. Hawking's most famous book: "A Brief History of Time". I recommend Hyperspace for anyone who was interested in this dvd. Dr. Michio Kaku, the author of Hyperspace, is featured in this dvd. He is the guy talking about superstrings.
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Summary: Informative and entertaining
Review: Whether you are an expert in cosmology, or just want to learn something interesting, this video set is for you. Every episode is surprising, fun, and filled with Hawking's unique style. I recomment this set to any one!
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