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From: Edward C. Bennett
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1987 16:46

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In article <1336@ilium.swatsun.UUCP> hirai@swatsun.UUCP (Eiji "A.G." Hirai) writes:
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>	I desperately hope that this series will not be as bad as another
>science program that PBS showed recently.  I do not remember the exact title
>but the program attempted to show some theories on the various fundamental
>forces in the Universe.  It had the narrator climbing up a light tower
>and opening windows when explaining the march back in time to the beginning
>of the Universe.

The program was "The Day the Universe Changed" by James Burke. He had a
similar series about 8 years ago titled "Connections".

>	The show lacked any depth for those who were Physics majors or
>were knowledgeable about the field of quantum physics, and was bery confusing
>for those who were not.  Either way, you lost out.

I don't think Burke wanted to go into detail. What he was trying to show
was how one seemingly insignificant event can change the course of history.

I'm sorry that you didn't like TDTUC. I've always considered it and 
"Connections" to be some of the best stuff on PBS. (No, I didn't see "I,
Claudius".)

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