Two for Physics is a Canadian science television series which aired on CBC Television in 1959.

Two for Physics
Genrescience
Presented byPatterson Hume
Donald Ivey
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12
Production
ProducerGeorge Dick
Production locationToronto
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
Release7 July (1959-07-07) –
29 September 1959 (1959-09-29)

Premise

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This Toronto-produced series on scientific subjects concerned the realm of physics. It was hosted by Patterson Hume and Donald Ivey, professors with the University of Toronto who were previously featured on the local CBLT series Live And Learn.[1]

Shows

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Date Topic
7 July debut
14 July
21 July atoms and orbits[2]
28 July matter and radiation[3]
4 August theory of relativity[4]
11 August concerns efforts to analyze phenomena that are either too small or too large to be measured with existing technology[5]
18 August
25 August
1 September atomic nucleus[6]
8 September generating power by nuclear fission and fusion[7]
15 September using atomic decay to measure the age of archeological artifacts[8]
21 September (pre-empted)[9]
28 September series finale[10]

Scheduling

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This half-hour series was broadcast on Tuesdays at 10:30 p.m. from 7 July to 29 September 1959.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Corcelli, John (February 2005). "Two for Physics". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  2. ^ Blackburn, Bob (21 July 1959). "Television Previews". Ottawa Citizen. p. 24.
  3. ^ Blackburn, Bob (28 July 1959). "Television Previews". Ottawa Citizen. p. 24.
  4. ^ Blackburn, Bob (4 August 1959). "Television Previews". Ottawa Citizen. p. 28.
  5. ^ Blackburn, Bob (11 August 1959). "Television Previews". Ottawa Citizen. p. 22.
  6. ^ Blackburn, Bob (1 September 1959). "Television Previews". Ottawa Citizen. p. 20.
  7. ^ Blackburn, Bob (8 September 1959). "Television Previews". Ottawa Citizen. p. 28.
  8. ^ Blackburn, Bob (15 September 1959). "Television Previews". Ottawa Citizen. p. 24.
  9. ^ Blackburn, Bob (22 September 1959). "Television Previews". Ottawa Citizen. p. 22.
  10. ^ a b Blackburn, Bob (29 September 1959). "Television Previews". Ottawa Citizen. p. 27.
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