The Resource Wonders of life
Wonders of life
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The item Wonders of life represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
Resource Information
The item Wonders of life represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- "In another acclaimed Wonders series, Prof. Brian Cox turns his knowledge and enthusiasm to explore the fundamental principles that enabled life to begin and thrive on Earth. In this beautiful and definitive series Prof. Cox tells the 3.7 billion year story of how a few basic ingredients gave birth to the complex and unique phenomenon we call life. Revealing how everything in the universe, from the smallest microbe to the largest cluster of galaxies, is constructed from the same fundamental building blocks and is subject to the same laws of nature. Wonders of Life tells the story of the amazing diversity and adaptability of life through the processes that govern it. Visiting spectacular locations including the flooded Taal Volcano on the Philippine island of Luzon, the Australian outback and the Borneo rainforests, it uncovers the secrets of life in the most unexpected locations and poses the question: could the conditions for life be repeated elsewhere in the universe?"--Container
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 2 DVD-videos (approximately 293 min.)
- Note
- Roadshow : R-B02528-9
- Contents
-
- Disc 1: What is Life ; Expanding Universe ; Endless Forms Most Beautiful
- Disc 2: Size Matters ; Home
- Label
- Wonders of life
- Title
- Wonders of life
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In another acclaimed Wonders series, Prof. Brian Cox turns his knowledge and enthusiasm to explore the fundamental principles that enabled life to begin and thrive on Earth. In this beautiful and definitive series Prof. Cox tells the 3.7 billion year story of how a few basic ingredients gave birth to the complex and unique phenomenon we call life. Revealing how everything in the universe, from the smallest microbe to the largest cluster of galaxies, is constructed from the same fundamental building blocks and is subject to the same laws of nature. Wonders of Life tells the story of the amazing diversity and adaptability of life through the processes that govern it. Visiting spectacular locations including the flooded Taal Volcano on the Philippine island of Luzon, the Australian outback and the Borneo rainforests, it uncovers the secrets of life in the most unexpected locations and poses the question: could the conditions for life be repeated elsewhere in the universe?"--Container
- Cataloging source
- NRYD
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
- Wonders of life (Television programme)
- Credits note
- Produced by, Gideon Bradshaw, Stephen Cooter, Michael Lachmann, Paul Olding. Music, David Schweitze. Series Producer, James van der Pool. Executive Producer, Andrew Cohen
- Intended audience
- Rating: G
- Language note
- In English. Subtitles in English for the hearing impaired
- PerformerNote
- Presented by Professor Brian Cox
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1968-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Cox, Brian
- Runtime
- 293
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Evolution (Biology)
- Life
- Target audience
- adult
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- Wonders of life
- Note
- Roadshow : R-B02528-9
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Contents
- Disc 1: What is Life ; Expanding Universe ; Endless Forms Most Beautiful -- Disc 2: Size Matters ; Home
- Control code
- 000051925180
- Dimensions
- 12 cm.
- Extent
- 2 DVD-videos (approximately 293 min.)
- Other control number
- 9397810252899
- Other physical details
- sound, colour
- Publisher number
- R-B02528-9
- System control number
- (OCoLC)857946541
- System details
- DVD video, Dolby digital 2.0, PAL, Region 4
- Label
- Wonders of life
- Note
- Roadshow : R-B02528-9
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Contents
- Disc 1: What is Life ; Expanding Universe ; Endless Forms Most Beautiful -- Disc 2: Size Matters ; Home
- Control code
- 000051925180
- Dimensions
- 12 cm.
- Extent
- 2 DVD-videos (approximately 293 min.)
- Other control number
- 9397810252899
- Other physical details
- sound, colour
- Publisher number
- R-B02528-9
- System control number
- (OCoLC)857946541
- System details
- DVD video, Dolby digital 2.0, PAL, Region 4
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