Biographical - Scientists and Inventors

Theoretical physicist/cosmologist Stephen Hawking's life and search for the beginning of time (1963-6).

Stephen Hawking gets unprecedented success in the field of physics despite being diagnosed with motor neuron disease at the age of 21. He defeats awful odds as his first wife Jane aids him loyally.

During World War II, the English mathematical genius Alan Turing tries to crack the German Enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians while attempting to come to terms with his troubled private life.

Despite himself, accomplished physicist and avowed bachelor Pierre Curie falls for brilliant student Marie, and together they embark on the discovery of radium.

The story of the life and academic career of the pioneer Indian mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan, and his friendship with his mentor, Professor G.H. Hardy.

A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.

A mathematical genius, John Nash made an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood on the brink of international acclaim. But the handsome and arrogant Nash soon found himself on a harrowing journey of self-discovery.

The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.

Torn between faith and science, and suffering hallucinations, English naturalist Charles Darwin struggles to complete 'On the Origin of Species' and maintain his relationship with his wife.

A look at the life of Alfred Kinsey, a pioneer in the area of human sexuality research, whose 1948 publication "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male" was one of the first recorded works that saw science address sexual behavior.

A biography of the 18-century Viennese physician Franz Anton Mesmer, who used unorthodox healing practices based on his theory of "animal magnetism."

An Australian nurse, Sister Kenny, discovers an effective new treatment for infantile paralysis, but experiences great difficulty in convincing doctors of the validity of her claims.

A look at how the intense relationship between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud gives birth to psychoanalysis.

A look at the life and work of doctor-assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian.

A dramatization of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.

A biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic woman who has become one of the top scientists in the humane livestock handling industry.

The story of the relationship between Karamakate, an Amazonian shaman and last survivor of his people, and two scientists who work together over the course of forty years to search the Amazon for a sacred healing plant.

In 1961, famed social psychologist Stanley Milgram conducted a series of radical behavior experiments that tested ordinary humans' willingness to obey authority.

Galileo Galilei, his telescopic discoveries, support of Copernican theory, conflict with Catholic Church leading to imprisonment, and influence on future scientists like Newton and Kepler.

The discovery of penicillin.

The biography of the pioneering French microbiologist who helped revolutionize agriculture and medicine.

True story of the doctor who considered it was not immoral to search for a drug that would cure syphillis.

82-year-old inventor and entrepreneur Thomas Alva Edison is honored in 1929 and he reflects back on his sixty-year career of scientific achievement.

The story of how Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.

Since he was a child, Thomas Alba Edison began carrying out his first chemical experiments in the basement of his house. In addition, he had to practice multiple occupations before he could register his first patent.