Erik Thompson
1) Dinosaurs
Publisher
History
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (approximately 9 hr., 36 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on paleontological evidence taken from prehistoric sites, this series of twelve programs recreates actual battles fought between dinosaurs millions of years ago.
Publisher
A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (658 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Season 6 of the pioneering series takes viewers further than ever, to the extreme edges of our solar system, where chaos and catastrophe bring epic drama to the planets. Features astounding NASA footage and the opinions of leading astrophysicists to probe even more deeply into the billion-year-old story of the world beyond Earth.
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
5 DVDs (approximately 846 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Venture outside our solar system in another epic exploration of the universe and its mysteries. With strikingly realistic computer re-creations, feel like you have traveled to the edge of the unknown including visiting strange and unfamiliar worlds; prepare for the worst; uncover the secrets of our own galaxy. Learn what 'Dark matter' is and how it takes up 95% of the universe. Find out more about 'White holes, ' which actually create matter.
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (approximately 705 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Disc 1: Tour the surface of Earth's life-giving star. Mars may be the future of humanity - uses data collected from probes and robotic rovers. Scars on the planet's surface and in its fossil record illustrate the threat posed by meteorites, comets, and asteroids that routinely collide with Earth. Two and a half times the size of all the other planets in the solar system combined, and half a billion miles from Earth, Jupiter is a colossal riddle.
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Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 47 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
From remote jungle crossroads to downtown Saigon, the Tet Offensive tells the gripping story of one of the most gruesome and catastrophic battles of the Vietnam War through dramatic re-enactments, archive footage, and personal testimony from survivors.
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (376 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
From robotic rovers on Mars to NASA probes slamming into comets and deep space telescopes capturing violent images of the birth of stars, season five of this illuminating series explores how these discoveries were made and who made them. Dramatic CGI and interviews with expert cosmologists, astronomers and astrophysicists bring the history of the heavens down to earth and provide a glimpse into our future.
Publisher
A & E Television Network
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (approximately 550 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Journey back to the beginning of history on a mind-blowing adventure through space and time. [The series] transports viewers past the wonders of our own solar system and out to the bizarre far-flung reaches of the cosmos. From death stars to ringed planets, star clusters to space wars, The Universe uses new discoveries and more advanced CGI to help explain the mysteries of outer space. From wormholes to transports, examine which elements from popular...
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (approximately 535 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"See how NASA is arming itself with the latest technology to pre-empt an apocalyptic attack ... Learn how scientists envision reproduction and human development ... and explore startling new evidence showing the existence of universes other than our own ... From bizarre clouds to the hypothetical Planet X, from space disasters to space sex and the possibility of terrifying cosmic collisions, experience space in a whole new way -- not through a telescope...