When Knowledge Conquered Fear

Overview

There was a time, not so long ago, when natural events could only be understood as gestures of divine displeasure. We will witness the moment that all changed; but first, the Ship of the Imagination is in the brooding, frigid realm of the Oort Cloud, where a trillion comets wait. Our Ship takes us on a hair-raising ride, chasing a single comet through its million-year plunge towards the Sun.

Episode Information

Guest Stars

Cary Elwes

Edmond Halley / Robert Hooke (voice)

Tom Konkle

Samuel Pepys (voice)

Alexander Siddig

Isaac Newton (voice)

Michael Chochol

Jan Oort

André Sogliuzzo

Christopher Wren (voice)