The Origin of the Elements

Even with limited knowledge in Chemistry, this lecture still felt like a monumental milestone in my personal knowledge.

This video is a perfect example of the power of a great communicator. This man took an unbelievably large amount of information and presented in a manner so clear and logical that even I was able to understand it. And he did it in under an hour.

We are all fortunate that lectures like this are available for free, without tuition.

I am an electrical engineer from Georgia Tech, and have continued study in science all my life, and heard this material many times. But this presentation is the best I have ever seen, as it is constructed so well that even non technical people can get a fair understanding of the whole process. Very well done.

I'm 77 and I picked up all this information in bits and pieces over the course of my life and managed to put it all together, but it's a pleasure to see it presented here in such a clear and comprehensive manner. Dr. Murphy brings it all together and explains it with such beautiful simplicity that his lecture is a total joy to watch.

I am old woman in my 70s. This was just wonderful. Even if i only understand some of it, it is just amazing. Thankyou to this wonderful lecturer for this.

Being an expert in your subject matter is one thing, condensing and conveying all that information in an interesting and engaging way takes a true master. Thank you Dr Murphy.

What a fantastic lecture! As an artist whose scientific knowledge is very limited, I was totally absorbed by Dr Murphy's presentation, it was a revelation.

I majored in chemistry in college. This is one of the best explanations of the periodic table that I’ve ever heard.

This was an outstanding lecture! Under an hour and I learned so much. Take me back to the age of 20, I swear I will do better - knowledge is fun and powerful.

I've watched this two times. Not because it is not clear, but because it just a joy to watch such a perfect presentation. If my science lessons were like this when I was in highschool, I would be a scientist now.

That was one of the best science lectures I've watched. Dr. Murphy made something very complicated seem fairly easy to understand. Thanks.

The greatest pleasure in life is learning. This little lecture is a moment of ecstasy.

I'm an non-degree person. But what I think is that it is presentations like this that raise the level of knowledge of regular, everyday people like me to a whole new level. I've personally studied astronomy for years, to the extent of my own understanding, but this presentation just gave me a whole new Kick-Start! Thank you! :)

I learned more chemistry from this video than I did in my entire life so far.

One of the best classes I've ever had! Excellent Professor Edward Murphy!

As a chemist, whose everyday work involves dealing with atoms and knowing the way they behave, it was absolutely amazing to watch Dr. Murphy's lecture. It is a pitty this kind of knowledge is not included in Chemistry 101 classes.

I am a mid 70s guy that studied jr. high & school, college degrees with an early and insatiable curiosity for things Astro, atomic, language, engineering and humanities with middling success. Finally a man of particular joy in him combined with language skills and abundant knowledge gives me the best lecture on these topics and subjects I could hope for. Thank you sir for bringing an eloquent integration to much of this one’s life. Extraordinary and joyful experience for me. Kudos to all that made this possible.

I heard this lecture about 20 times , and probably will hear another 20. Mr Murphy is awesome

I stumble across this video every few years, I never tire of watching it.