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edward@engr.uky.edu (Edward C. Bennett) said:
>hirai@swatsun.UUCP (Eiji "A.G." Hirai) writes:
>>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".
>...
>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".)

I disagree.  The program Eiji "A.G." Hirai refers to was a one-time
special on the beginning of the universe.  Titled something like
"The Beginning of the Universe".  It had its first run last year (maybe
the year before), and I happened to find it quite interesting.  Probably
because I'm not a physics major (and therefore don't find the simplifications
trivializing), but am greatly interested in the material (and I didn't
get too lost by the technicalness).

About TDTUC:  I, too, am a great fan of "Connexions" and "TDTUC".  (Too bad
I missed most of the TDTUC episodes.  Does anyone know when PBS plans on
re-releasing the series?)  Is there a TDTUC book available?  (I saw a
"Connections" book many years ago.)
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