Two for Physics

Two for Physics is a Canadian science television series which aired on CBC Television in 1959.

Two for Physics
Genre	science
Presented by	Patterson Hume Donald Ivey
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	12
Production
Producer	George Dick
Production location	Toronto
Original release
Network	CBC Television
Release	7 July (1959-07-07) – 29 September 1959 (1959-09-29)

Premise

This Toronto-produced series on scientific subjects concerned the realm of physics. It was hosted by Patterson Hume and Donald Ivey, professors with the University of Toronto who were previously featured on the local CBLT series Live And Learn.^[1]

Shows

Date	Topic
7 July	debut
14 July
21 July	atoms and orbits[2]
28 July	matter and radiation[3]
4 August	theory of relativity[4]
11 August	concerns efforts to analyze phenomena that are either too small or too large to be measured with existing technology[5]
18 August
25 August
1 September	atomic nucleus[6]
8 September	generating power by nuclear fission and fusion[7]
15 September	using atomic decay to measure the age of archeological artifacts[8]
21 September	(pre-empted)[9]
28 September	series finale[10]

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast on Tuesdays at 10:30 p.m. from 7 July to 29 September 1959.^[10]