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The beginning of the universe, for beginners - Tom Whyntie

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Let’s Begin…

How did the universe begin -- and how is it expanding? CERN physicist Tom Whyntie shows how cosmologists and particle physicists explore these questions by replicating the heat, energy, and activity of the first few seconds of our universe, from right after the Big Bang.

Watch the video and finish the Think section to complete the lesson.


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Meet The Creators

Producer
Cathy Kwan
Compositor
Connie Chan
Director
Dan Abdo, Jason Patterson
Animator
Joey Mccormick, Mike Luzzi
Editor
R.J. Glass
Educator
Tom Whyntie
Narrator
Tom Whyntie

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