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The Elegant Universe

The Elegant Universe

Genre: TV program
First episode air date: October 28, 2003
Network: PBS
Program Creator: Brian Greene
Language: English
Executive Producers: Julia Cort, Andrea Cross, David Hickman, Joseph McMaster
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