S1968 E1 • The World of Captain Gulliver

Philip Morrison discusses the arithmetic of large and small numbers, the geometry of size, and the nature of length, area and volume.

Première diffusion : 28 décembre 1968

S1968 E2 • Meat and Drink Sufficient for 1728 Lilliputians

Could Gulliver have eaten the food of 1728 Lilliputians? Philip Morris explores big and small systems, using mice, men and elephants as models.

Première diffusion : 31 décembre 1968

S1968 E3 • A Prodigious Leap?

Philip Morrison studies the walking, running, floating, and swimming, by large animals and small, and in man-made vehicles of all kinds.

Première diffusion : 2 janvier 1969

S1968 E4 • Lilliput and Brobdingnag Since the Industrial Revolution

What would our technology look like if we were the size of men in Gulliver's voyages?

Première diffusion : 4 janvier 1969

S1968 E5 • Dwarf and Giant Numbers

From the arithmetic of ratios to the science of numbers themselves, Philip Morris explores the importance of small and large numbers.

Première diffusion : 7 janvier 1969

S1968 E6 • Beyond the Map

By working with scales, we have seen that the laws of mechanics and electricity are not the only laws of physics. In the final lecture, Philip Morris explores a new physics, voyaging far beyond where Gulliver's ship could sail.

Première diffusion : 9 janvier 1969