NMDHS Marauders

Bill Nye and the Discovery Channel give you the greatest discoveries in science. In this episode, Nye covers Einstein's theory of general relativity, demonstrates how Hubble determined that the universe is expanding, and discusses the 20th-century advancements that help us understand gamma ray bursts, black holes, pulsars, and quasars. Highlights include Edmond Halley, whose discovery of comets orbiting the sun proved that gravity works in space, and Alexander and Caroline Herschel, whose map of the sky brought new understanding of the universe.

Host Bill Nye looks back over the past two centuries, in which chemistry has brought us from a time when atoms were a hypothesis to an age where scientists may be able to combine particles on the atomic level into micro-machines. Learn how electricity transforms chemicals, elements can combine into more complex molecules, and the combination of nonliving substances produced organic compounds that led to pharmacology. Nye examines the second half of the 19th century, a time dominated by discoveries relating to light, electrons, radioactivity, and the periodic table of the elements as well as 20th century advances in science.

Bill Nye and the Discovery Channel give you the greatest discoveries in science. Explore the history of paleontology, beginning at the site of an asteroid that may have brought about the demise of the dinosaurs. Visit Bob Ballard, who discovered new deep-sea life forms, and Douglas Erwin, who demonstrates how fossils provide a vivid snapshot of prehistoric life. Explore Linnaeus' 1735 species classification system and a dramatic re-creation of Darwin's development of his 19th-century theory of evolution.

Bill Nye and the Discovery Channel give you the greatest discoveries in science. Explore the history of paleontology, beginning at the site of an asteroid that may have brought about the demise of the dinosaurs. Visit Bob Ballard, who discovered new deep-sea life forms, and Douglas Erwin, who demonstrates how fossils provide a vivid snapshot of prehistoric life.\nExplore Linnaeus' 1735 species classification system and a dramatic re-creation of Darwin's development of his 19th-century theory of evolution.