TV Horizon - Season 29 Episode 3 : Molecules With Sunglasses Horizon - Season 29 Episode 3 : Molecules With Sunglasses 7.516/10 by 32 users About the original discovery in 1985 of a third form of solid carbon, named Buckminsterfullerene after the architect who invented geodesic domes. The two scientists who discovered the material glimpsed it for brief seconds only in their lasers but neither they nor other scientists subsequently could make the substance last long enough in the laser to prove their theory. Then in 1990, a couple of physicists with an arc-welder in a bell-jar found they could make as much Buckminsterfullerene as they liked, and industrial applications opened up, with talk of new polymers, molecular ball-bearings, lubricants and super- conductors. Meanwhile, the original discoverers were turning back to the fundamental questions surrounding the discovery, such as how and why does it form; does it exist in space or is it the solution to one of the great mysteries of the universe. Details Casts Posters Images Title Horizon - Season 29 Episode 3 : Molecules With Sunglasses Alternative Titles BBC Horizon First Air Date 1964-02-04 Last Air Date 2024-07-22 Number of Episodes 1169 Number of Seasons 60 Genres Documentary, Networks BBC Two, Casts Plot Keywords , Episodes List Horizon Season 29 :Episode 1 The Shadow of Breast Cancer The Shadow of Breast Cancer 1992-01-06 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 29 :Episode 2 Pest Wars Pest Wars 1992-01-13 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 29 :Episode 3 Molecules With Sunglasses Molecules With Sunglasses 1992-01-20 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 29 :Episode 4 In Search of the Noble Savage In Search of the Noble Savage 1992-01-27 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 29 :Episode 5 Malaria: Battle of the Merozoites Malaria: Battle of the Merozoites 1992-02-03 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 29 :Episode 6 The Black Sun The Black Sun 1992-02-17 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 29 :Episode 7 Hitler's Bomb Hitler's Bomb 1992-02-24 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 29 :Episode 8 An Expensive Theology An Expensive Theology 1992-03-02 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 29 :Episode 9 The Strange Life and Death of Dr. Turing The Strange Life and Death of Dr. Turing 1992-03-09 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 29 :Episode 10 Hot Jam in the Doughnut Hot Jam in the Doughnut 1992-03-16 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 29 :Episode 11 A Diet for a Lifetime A Diet for a Lifetime 1992-03-30 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 29 :Episode 12 Before Babel Before Babel 1992-04-06 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 29 :Episode 13 The Man Who Moved the Mountains The Man Who Moved the Mountains 1992-04-13 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 29 :Episode 14 Iceman Iceman 1992-04-27 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 29 :Episode 15 Taking the Credit Taking the Credit 1992-05-11 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 29 :Episode 16 Fast Life in the Food Chain Fast Life in the Food Chain 1992-05-18 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 29 :Episode 17 Dodging Doomsday Dodging Doomsday 1992-06-01 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 29 :Episode 18 A Question of Sport... A Question of Sport... 1992-06-08 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 29 :Episode 19 Genes R Us Genes R Us 1992-06-15 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.