| The Mystery of Matter | |
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 DVD cover | |
| Genre | Documentary film |
| Created by | Stephen Lyons |
| Written by | Stephen Lyons |
| Directed by | Stephen Lyons; Muffie Meyer |
| Narrated by | Michael Emerson |
| Theme music composer | Tom Phillips |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | Three one-hour episodes |
| Production | |
| Producers | Stephen Lyons; Moreno/Lyons Productions LLC; Oregon Public Broadcasting |
| Cinematography | Gary Henoch |
| Editor | Raoul Rosenberg |
| Running time | 3 h (180 min) |
| Original release | |
| Network | PBS |
| Release | October 20, 2014[1][2][3] |
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The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements is a 2014 American documentary miniseries,[1][2][3] which premiered nationwide on August 19, 2015.[4][5][6] The PBS documentary, in three-episodes of one hour each, was directed by Stephen Lyons and Muffie Meyer.
The series, which took ten years to make,[7] describes the search for the basic chemical elements that form matter by focusing on the lives and times of seven scientific visionaries.[4][5] Hosted by actor Michael Emerson, the series depicts the creative process of the scientists, with actors describing the process of discovery in the scientists' own words and reenacting their major discoveries using replicas of their original laboratory equipment.[4]
- ^ a b Staff (October 13, 2014). "OPB to Premiere New PBS Chemistry Series". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ^ a b Staff (June 16, 2014). "The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
JCE-20141123was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c Staff (2015). "The Mystery of Matter - Episode Guide". PBS. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
FRBS-20150820was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Halford, Bethany (August 16, 2015). "PBS Docudrama Brings Discovery Of The Chemical Elements To Life". Chemical & Engineering News. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
- ^ Dawidziak, Mark (August 22, 2015). "CWRU professor Alan Rocke featured in PBS series 'The Mystery of Matter'". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved August 27, 2015.