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Episode 10: Color

Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:11:49
Publish Date: 2008-02-15 02:00:00
Description:

Color literally fills our world, and it plays a dominant role in how we perceive our surroundings. Scientists have been fascinated with the question of what color is ever since Isaac Newton discovered that white light contains the entire color spectrum.

SHOW CLOCK

00:00 Opening Credits

00:32 Introduction

01:09 Element of the Week: Chromium

02:54 Chemistry in Your Cupboard

05:12 Making Mauvine

10:47 Quote: Claude Monet

11:06 Closing Credits

CREDITS

Special thanks to Hilary Domush for researching this show. Additional credits available at chemheritage.org/distillations.

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