Hunting The Elements

Summary

Where do nature's building blocks--the Premiering Wednesday, April 4 at 9PM/8c on PBS. David Pogue explores the Cortez mine in Nevada to understand the atomic structure of gold. The process involves massive earth-moving operations and complex chemical reactions to extract microscopic gold particles from tons of rock. I do not own any rights to this video. It has been purchased and is being used as an educational tool for my virtual students. Just about every solid, liquid or gas in the world begins with reactions between individual atoms and molecules. David Pogue ... From the secret history of your gold jewellery to nitrogen's role in the First World War, there's so much more to The world around us is made of atoms. Did you ever wonder where these atoms came from? How was the gold in our jewelry, the ... Scientists and engineers have created virtually indestructible versions of common materials by manipulating the chains of ... PBS Member Stations rely on viewers you. To support your local station, go to: to.pbs.org/DonateSPACE Sign Up on ... original video by Nova Season 39 Episode 6