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The first episode of a series explaining particle physics, beginning with the discovery of the first particles and moving ahead to the theory of everything. Introduction 00:00 18th century physics 00:53 Stephen Gray's Statics 01:52 Charles de Fay and electrical charges 02:13 Luigi Galvani and the Electric Cell 02:45 Volta and electric battery 02:54 Electrolysis and discovery of new elements 03:06 John Dalton and the Postulates of Chemistry 04:12 The relationship of electricity and magnetism 04:59 Gessler and the discovery of cathode rays 06:43 Julius Blocker and the properties of radiology 07:40 Hettorf and uranium glass tube 08:15 Crocs tube 09:07 Hz and X-ray test 10:28 Crocs' missed opportunity 10:55 Philip Lenard squanders glory 12:47 Roentgen and the discovery of X-rays 14:14 Thomson's solution to the cathode ray mystery 18:29 The amazing discovery of Henri Becquerel 23:44