Radioactivity - Henri Bequerel, Marie and Pierre Curie (40/108)

Radioactivity - Henri Bequerel, Marie and Pierre Curie (40/108)

In the series important inventions and discoveries from the spheres of geoscience and civil engineering are presented. The viewer gains insight into both the scientific and the socio-political background of a discovery or an invention. Pioneers of science are portrayed, subjects of research are presented and their further development up to the present day is traced. The process and functioning of the research objects are explained by means of computer animation. Dramatized scenes shed light on the working conditions and methods of the scientists. Particularly impressive are the historical film documents, some of which date back to the early years of cinematography. 1896 entdeckt Henri Becquerel eine neue Art von Strahlen, die von Uranverbindungen ausgeht. In der Fachwelt findet seine Entdeckung kaum Beachtung, ganz im Gegensatz zu den kurz zuvor entdeckten Röntgenstrahlen. Der ehrgeizigen Marie Curie jedoch scheinen die Strahlen ein interessantes Arbeitsgebiet zu sein. Mit Unterstützung ihres Mannes Pierre isoliert sie schon bald zwei neue, ebenfalls strahlende Elemente: Polonium und Radium. Die Curies geben dem Phänomen den Namen "Radioaktivität".

WorldMediaFestival 2007 - GRAND Award for "Documentaries" WorldMediaFestival 2007 - GOLD Award for "Documentaries: Research and Science"