Starring
Michael EmersonMichael AronovYan TualJohn CurlessJohn AllegraLucas Dixon
Ratings per Episode
Votes per Episode
The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 8.8 |
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About
An exciting three-part series about one of the great adventures in the history of science: the long and continuing quest to understand what the world is made of. Three hour-long episodes tell the story of seven of history’s most important scientists as they seek to identify, understand and organize the basic building blocks of matter.
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Season 12015
8.96132h 43m
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Out of Thin Air | 8.9 | 23 | 54 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Unruly Elements | 9.1 | 19 | 54 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Into the Atom | 8.8 | 19 | 55 min |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Michael Emerson Narrator
Michael Aronov Dmitri Mendeleev
Yan Tual Antoine Fourcroy
John Curless Ernest Rutherford
John Allegra Sleigh Driver
Lucas Dixon Charles G. Darwin
Don Bagley Alchemist
Hugo Becker Antoine Lavoisier
Beverly Hayes Amabel Moseley
Jane Becker Mendeleev's Housekeeper
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