Hunting the Edge of Space

Die Geschichte

Inhaltsangabe auf Englisch

In this two-hour special, NOVA examines how a simple instrument, the telescope, has fundamentally changed our understanding of our place in the universe. What began as a curiosity - two spectacle lenses held a foot apart - ultimately revolutionized human thought across science, philosophy, and religion. "Hunting the Edge of Space" takes viewers on a global adventure of discovery, dramatizing the innovations in technology and the achievements in science that have marked the rich history of the telescope.

Besetzung

A Alex FilippenkoSelf - Presenter A Alexandra HallSelf - Presenter B Bill LatterSelf - Presenter C Charles Henry BennettSelf - Presenter J Jim BennettSelf - Presenter R Ronald BissingerSelf - Presenter D David CharbonneauSelf - Presenter M Michael HoskinSelf - Presenter W Wendy FreedmanSelf - Presenter