The Pleasure of Finding Things Out

Today on Far Future Horizons we present the documentary “The Pleasure of Finding Things Out" to commemorate the ninety ninth birthday of one of the greatest physicists of the twentieth century -  Richard P. Feynman . 

This delightful documentary will inspire anyone who would like to share something of the joys of scientific discovery. Feynman is a master storyteller, and his tales  about childhood, Los Alamos, or how he won a Nobel Prize are a vivid and entertaining insight into the mind of a great scientist at work and play.

The Genius of Marie Curie

Today on Far on Far Future Horizons we will be celebrating International Women's Day. Our video selection for today will BBC television documentary “The Genius of Marie Curie – The Woman Who Lit up the World”.

Windscale Britain’s Biggest Nuclear Disaster

Today on Far Future Horizons we present a BBC documentary that reveals how political ambition fuelled the Windscale fire of 1957 and then dictated that the heroes of Windscale be made the scapegoats.

The Atomic Bomber

Today on Far Future Horizons we present an episode from the acclaimed documentary series Planes that Never Flew- The Atomic Bomber. This episode examines the WS-125, an attempt by the United States Air Force to develop a nuclear powered strategic bomber which could fly non-stop without refuelling. It was eventually cancelled in 1961 as unfeasible.

The Path to Nuclear Fission

Today on Far Future Horizons we present the acclaimed film documentary “The Path to Nuclear Fission: The Story of Lise Meitner and Otto Hahn”, concerning the discovery of nuclear fission, the splitting of the atom and the life story of the two scientists who played a crucial role in this scientific breakthrough.

ATOM - Key to the Cosmos

Today on Far Future Horizons we once again make a foray into the microverse of the atom with the second installment of British theoretical nuclear physicist Professor Jim Al-Khalili’s exciting documentary television series Atom. The discovery that everything is made from atoms has been referred to as the greatest scientific breakthrough in history.

ATOM -Clash of the Titans

Today on Far Future Horizons we explore the microverse of the atom with British theoretical nuclear physicist Professor Jim Al-Khalili. The discovery that everything is made from atoms has been referred to as the greatest scientific breakthrough in history.

As scientists delved deep into the atom, they unravelled nature's most shocking secrets and abandoned traditional beliefs, leading to a whole new science which still underpins modern physics, chemistry and biology, and maybe even life itself. Nuclear physicist Professor Jim Al-Khalili tells the story of this discovery and the brilliant minds behind the breakthrough.

Walt Disney's Our Friend the Atom

Our Friend the Atom is a rare Walt Disney Science series from 1957 describing the advent of the Nuclear Age. Dr. Heinz Haber, a noted scientist in the field of atomic energy, hosts this look at the possibility of an exciting new power source. 

He starts by comparing atomic energy to a genie in a bottle, both of which capable of doing both good and evil, and it is up to humankind to develop safe controls over this largely unexplored science.

Remember to take this is in context of the times. Little was known of the problems that would ensue in the future , so it's a very optimistic look at nuclear energy, which was very much typical of Walt Disney himself.