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The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements

Season 1 Episode 2: Unruly Elements (1859-1902)

Dmitri Mendeleev's revolutionary discovery of the Periodic Table in 1869 changed the face of chemistry forever, all achieved in a single, intense weekend of work.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Out of Thin Air (1754-1806)

1. Out of Thin Air (1754-1806)

Aired: Aug 19, 2015

In the next episode, a historic collaboration between Joseph Priestley and An...

Episode 2 Unruly Elements (1859-1902)

2. Unruly Elements (1859-1902)

Aired: Aug 19, 2015

Dmitri Mendeleev's revolutionary discovery of the Periodic Table in 1869 chan...

Episode 3 Into the Atom (1910-1960)

3. Into the Atom (1910-1960)

Aired: Aug 19, 2015

British physicist Harry Moseley makes a groundbreaking discovery, using X-ray...

Main Cast

Michael EmersonNarrator

Juliet RylanceMarie Curie

Michael AronovDmitri Mendeleev

Gene RavvinAleksandr Inostrantsev

Martin RaynerEugene-Anatole Demarçay

Sebastian RochéPierre Curie

Creators

Muffie MeyerDirector

Stephen Lyons

Stephen LyonsCreator

Info about The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements

Current Status: Ended

Network: PBS

Production Country: United States

Genres:History, Biography