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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.

How do we know that all of the fundamental forces of nature will simplify into one force at a very high energy?

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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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