String Theory -- Three hour Nova special available online

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For those not familiar with string theory, it is a theory that combines the theory of relativity and quantum mechanics that is currently in heated debate by pioneering physicists.

Below is a three hour documentary on the subject. I am currently in the middle of the program at 1.5 hours. The first hour provides historical innovations by leading scientists Newton and Einstein, among others. The program then goes on to explain the theory of relativity and the theory of quantum mechanics and how both theories cannot coexist in mathematical formula. It then introduces the idea of string theory and how if proven, should revolutionize the way we perceive the universe in dramatic ways.

The first half of the second hour explains the differences in subatomic particles and then proceeds to explain how string theory works.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elegant/program.html