• Series (12 Episodes available)

  • Director(s):

    PANSARD-BESSON (ROBERT)

  • Producer(s):

    ARTE FRANCE, MUSEE DU LOUVRE - SERVICE CULTUREL - PRODUCTIONS AUDIOVISUELLES, FRANCE 5, FRANCE 3, NICKEL ODEON PRODUCTIONS, CAMERAS CONTINENTALES

  • Territories:

    Worldwide.

  • Production year:

    2000

  • Language(s):

    German, French

  • Rights:

    TV

The history of the sciences is filled with adventures and legendary destinies, those of human beings pushed forward into the most perilous adventures, to reach the most exciting discoveries.

What is a legend? A heroic tale, a myth... that tells of fantastic adventures, of extraordinary exploits and heroes who change the course of destiny. The history of the sciences is filled with adventures of the sort and of legendary destinies, those of human beings pushed forward by their lust for knowledge into the most perilous adventures, to reach the most exciting discoveries.
 
SCREEN THE FOLLOWING EPISODES ONLINE:
 
FORETELLING - THE FATE OF PHILOSOPHERS
READING - COMMUNICATION
COMBUSTION - FIRE AND THE MACHINE
 

1997 : Pratt & Whitney Award; Excellence Award for Scientific Popularization at the 8th Telescience Festival, Montreal.