| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (50 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in |
| Series |
Compass (Television program)
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| Summary |
This documentary reveals a very different Isaac Newton from that of popular myth - a much more fascinating and complex man than the powder-wigged puritan of the history books. Discoveries uncovered in this documentary piece together the dramatic and tragic tale of Newton's dark genius. The great Sir Isaac Newton spent only a relatively small part of his life studying science. The rest he devoted to the ancient art of alchemy, heresy and predicting and praying for the end of the world. At the heart of this documentary is an amazing paradox. How could a man driven by religious zealotry go on to develop our rational notions of science, and in turn destroy the notion of an omnipresent God, which he held so dear? |
| Notes |
Off-air recording of ABC-TV broadcast September 11, 2005. Copied under Part VA of the Copyright Act |
| Credits |
Producer: Malcolm Noaum; Producer/Director: Chris Oxley |
| Performer |
Presented by Geraldine Doogue |
| Notes |
DVD |
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No rating given |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
| Subject |
Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727
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| Author |
Oxley, Christopher
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Noaum, Malcolm
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Doogue, Geraldine, 1947-
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ABC-TV (Australia)
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