The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements

Out of Thin Air (1754-1806)

S01E01 - Airdate: 2015-08-19

* 9/10

Runtime: 57 min

See how the discovery of oxygen by one of science's great odd couples-Joseph Priestley and Antoine Lavoisier-triggers a worldwide search for new elements. Soon caught up in the hunt is chemist Humphry Davy, whose showmanship dazzles London audiences.

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