- Title: Greek Fire: Science
- Date: 3rd May 1990
- Summary: "I THINK WE MAY HAVE COME TO AN ANSWER... WE'LL DECIDE WE HAVE AN ANSWER OF WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL, SIMPLE FORMULA, SOMETHING YOU COULD PRINT ON A T-SHIRT AND STUDENTS CAN WEAR IT ON CAMPUS". THE ANSWER ON A T-SHIRT. AND THE QUESTION? 'HOW DOES THE UNIVERSE WORK?'. NOBEL PRIZE WINNER, DR. LEON LEDERMAN, IS PERFECTLY SERIOUS. HE, AND OTHER PHYSICISTS LIKE HIM, BELIEVE THAT THE SOLUTION TO THE ULTIMATE QUESTION MAY BE WITHIN THEIR GRASP. THE SOLUTION LIES IN THE FUTURE, BUT IT IS HINTED AT BY VOICES FROM THE PAST. THE MEN WHO HOPE FINALLY TO ANSWER THE ULTIMATE QUESTION ARE TURNING BACK FOR INSPIRATION TO THE MEN WHO FIRST ASKED IT - THE PRE-SOCRATICS, A GROUP OF GREEK THINKERS WHO LIVED SIX HUNDRED YEARS BEFORE THE BIRTH OF CHRIST.
- Description:TEN HALF HOUR PROGRAMMES LOOKING AT GREEK CIVILISATION AND HOW IT HAS SHAPED THE WAY WE LIVE NOW.
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Documentary and Factual
- Producer:TRANSATLANTIC FILMS LTD
- Programme Episode:Episode 7
- Transmission Date:03/05/1990
- Rights:On Request
- Decade: 1990s