The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements Out of Thin Air (Season 1, Episode 1)
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TV Episode | 54 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements

Out of Thin Air (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 54 min | Documentary, Biography, History

One of science's great odd couples--British minister Joseph Priestley and French tax administrator Antoine Lavoisier--together discover a fantastic new gas called oxygen, overturning the reigning theory of chemistry and triggering a ...See moreOne of science's great odd couples--British minister Joseph Priestley and French tax administrator Antoine Lavoisier--together discover a fantastic new gas called oxygen, overturning the reigning theory of chemistry and triggering a worldwide search for new elements. Soon caught up in the hunt is science's first great showman, a precocious British chemist named Humphry Davy, who dazzles London audiences with his lectures, introduces them to laughing gas, and turns the battery into a powerful tool in the search for new elements. See less

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21 cast members

Name	Known for
Yan Tual Antoine Fourcroy Antoine Fourcroy See fewer	Outlander (2014)
Don Bagley Alchemist Alchemist See fewer	The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements (2015)
Hugo Becker Antoine Lavoisier Antoine Lavoisier See fewer	The Assault (2010)
Marshall Berenson Joao Jacinto de Magellan Joao Jacinto de Magellan See fewer	Fishing for Grace (2023)
Erik Bloomquist Robert Southey Robert Southey See fewer	Founders Day (2023)
Ethan Corbin Armand Seguin Armand Seguin See fewer	The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements (2015)
Ava Deluca-Verley Marie Anne Lavoisier Marie Anne Lavoisier See fewer	The Way Way Back (2013)
James Hayward Samuel Taylor Coleridge Samuel Taylor Coleridge See fewer	The Card Game (2022)
Simon Green Joseph Cottle Joseph Cottle See fewer	The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements (2015)
Ronald Guttman Jean Charles Trudaine de Montigny Jean Charles Trudaine de Montigny See fewer	The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Mark Mauriello Robert Kinglake Robert Kinglake See fewer	The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements (2015)
Patrick Page Joseph Priestley Joseph Priestley See fewer	The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements (2015)
Davis Robinson Lavoisier's Waiter Lavoisier's Waiter See fewer	The Holdovers (2023)
David Santori Lavoisier's Lab Assistant Lavoisier's Lab Assistant See fewer	The Bond (II) (2012)
Ethan Scholes Priestley's Son Priestley's Son See fewer	The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements (2015)
Andrew Justin Smith Edmund Davy Edmund Davy See fewer	Soulmate(s) (2021)
Guy Strauss Pierre Joseph Macquer Pierre Joseph Macquer See fewer	The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements (2015)
Matthew Amendt Humphry Davy Humphry Davy See fewer	Truth or Consequences
Dan Whelton Claude Berthollet (as Daniel Whelton) Claude Berthollet (as Daniel Whelton) See fewer	Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
Luke Young John Davy (as Luke David Young) John Davy (as Luke David Young) See fewer	You (2018)
Michael Emerson Narrator (uncredited) Narrator (uncredited) See fewer	Saw (2004)