An examination of the atom, beginning with the origin of the concept in ancient Greece, and its subsequent development as a truly scientific idea in the 19th century. I explain the various important contributions made to the field by Thomson, Rutherford, Planck, Einstein and de Broglie, and the resultant evolution of our models of the atom.
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Episode 87: The Geography of Planet Earth
Episode 86: The Evidence for Evolution
Episode 85: Introduction to Quantum Field Theory
Episode 84: Advanced Quantum Mechanics Part II
Episode 83: Advanced Quantum Mechanics Part I
Episode 82: Racial Differences in Intelligence
Episode 81: Intelligence Part 2
Episode 80: Intelligence Part 1
Episode 79: Basic Concepts in Statistics
Episode 78: Hearing
Episode 77: Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity
Episode 76: GDP and Unemployment
Episode 75: Cellular Respiration
Episode 74: Minerals and Rocks
Episode 73: Introduction to the Immune System Part 2
Episode 72: Introduction to the Immune System Part 1
Episode 71: Political Ideologies
Episode 70: Animal Diversity Part 2
Episode 69: Animal Diversity Part 1
Episode 68: Protein Structure and Function
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