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      Me & Isaac Newton

      Released Sep 17, 1999 1h 45m Documentary List
      90% Tomatometer 10 Reviews 100% Audience Score 250+ Ratings This documentary profiles seven world-class scientists who discuss their careers, obsessions and inspirations. Among them, physicist Michio Kaku explains his fascination with string theory while reflecting on his childhood as a Japanese-American. Primatologist Patricia Wright describes her first trip to the jungles of Madagascar and her enchantment with the lemurs living there. Chemist Gertrude Elion never completed her doctorate, but nonetheless won a Nobel Prize for her pioneering research. Read More Read Less

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      Mick LaSalle San Francisco Chronicle Rated: 3/4 Feb 7, 2001 Full Review Stephen Holden New York Times Rated: 4/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review MaryAnn Johanson Flick Filosopher Apted uncovers the very human needs that have helped create the high-tech, scientifically comprehensible world we live in... Dec 30, 2006 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Jul 17, 2005 Full Review Widgett Walls Needcoffee.com For the layperson, it removes the veil from the field of science and allows us to see scientists as driven, passionate, striving people we can relate to. Rated: 4/5 Oct 8, 2002 Full Review Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice A fine documentary exploring the use of curiosity and creativity in the lives and work of seven scientists. Mar 13, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member good doc from the director of the 'seven-up" series Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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      Synopsis This documentary profiles seven world-class scientists who discuss their careers, obsessions and inspirations. Among them, physicist Michio Kaku explains his fascination with string theory while reflecting on his childhood as a Japanese-American. Primatologist Patricia Wright describes her first trip to the jungles of Madagascar and her enchantment with the lemurs living there. Chemist Gertrude Elion never completed her doctorate, but nonetheless won a Nobel Prize for her pioneering research.
      Director
      Michael Apted
      Producer
      Eileen Gregory, Jody Patton
      Distributor
      Home Vision Entertainment, First Look
      Production Co
      Clear Blue Sky Productions
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Sep 17, 1999, Original
      Release Date (DVD)
      Jan 22, 2002
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $32.3K
      Runtime
      1h 45m