The Great Questions of Philosophy and Physics

The Beginning of Time

Documentary Feb 18, 2021 27 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

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S1 E6: Continue exploring time by winding back the clock. Was there a beginning to time? Einstein’s initial equations of general relativity predicted a dynamic universe, one that might have expanded from an initial moment. Einstein discarded this idea, but since then evidence has mounted for a “Big Bang.” Is it sensible to ask what caused the Big Bang and what happened before?

Documentary Feb 18, 2021 27 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

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Released: 2021
Run Time: 27 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

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: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.