PBS has made available online three NOVA programs on unified theory. Watch the first of these titled "Einstein's Dream". The video is separated into 8 chapters. Hint: After you have watched Chapter 1 that is 6 minutes and 21 seconds long hit the "PLAY NEXT CHAPTER" button at the top of the video window.

Answer any 5 of the questions below and hit "Submit". You can answer more than 5 if you are uncertain about your answers.

1. What scientist does the narriator talk about first?

2. What is "the most famous accident in the history of science"?

3. What are the names of the 4 forces that scientists are trying to unify?

4. What can you use to detect a change in the magnetic field when lightning strikes?

5. What simple demonstration did the narrator use to show that the electromagnetic force is stronger than the gravitation force?

6. Who proposed the term "black hole"?

7. What major physics theory was developed in the late 1920's to explain what happens at the atomic level?