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Scientists are building a time machine. No DeLorean required.
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The World's First Time Machine (2003)

Brain-bendingScience-nerd catnipPhilosophically chewy

Overview

Documentary

Time travel is one of mankind's favorite fantasies. But what if it were possible to build a real time machine? To travel into the future, or the past? Scientists are now teetering on making that impossible dream, reality.

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time travel
The ethics of temporal manipulationHumanity's obsession with controlThe intersection of theory and reality

Standout Aspects

Writing

Back to the Future's Bob Gale interviewed

Production

Actual physicists explaining wormholes

Best for:Solo: Late-night existential spiral fuel·Streaming: Pause frequently to Google physics terms
ReleasedDec 3, 2003
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StatusReleased

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Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
Discovery Communications

Top Cast

Craig Sechler

Craig Sechler

Narrator

Bob Gale

Bob Gale

Simon Wells

Simon Wells

Tuyet Le

Tuyet Le

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Director Simon Wells is H.G. Wells' great-grandson, making this a literal family reunion with The Time Machine.

Cultural

This 2003 doc dropped right when serious physicists started publishing peer-reviewed papers on closed timelike curves.

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