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The Elegant Universe
2003 · TV series · documentary · 150 min episodes · 1 season
One of the most ambitious and exciting theories ever proposed—one that may be the long-sought "theory of everything," which eluded even Einstein—gets a masterful, lavishly computer-animated explanation from bestselling author-physicist Brian Greene, when NOVA presents the nuts, bolts, and sometimes outright nuttiness of string theory.
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There's also a Nova documentary version if parent would prefer to watch something: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/series/the-elegant-universe/
I'll add an additional recommendation: Stephen Hawking - The Theory Of Everything
I believe they showed this on PBS in an episode of The Elegant Universe. http://youtu.be/4yyb_RNJWUM
Indeed, some patterns in nature might look familiar. For instance, stellar matter in novae seem a lot like clouds but only because human psychology is really good at pattern recognition.
As for Newtonian physics versus relativity Brian Green’s Elegant Universe TV show (and book) does a great job illustrating the differences in an entertaining way.
If you’re into that type of thing.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/elegant-universe-einstein.html