Episode
Horizon: The Hunting of the Quark
Overview
This Horizon episode is about the search for quarks, thought to be the substance of which electrons, protons, and neutrons are made of.
Details
- Series
- Horizon
- Season
- Season 11
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 1974-05-06
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
The Hunting of the Quark is Episode 12 in 1974 of Horizon. It aired on 1974-05-06. The runtime is 60 min.
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