Atoms and elements are the building blocks of our bodies, the Earth, all matter — virtually everything we can touch and see!

As of this writing, there are 118 known elements. But they didn't always exist — and they didn't all form at the same time.

Could the ancient alchemists really turn lead into gold? Can physicists do it today?

From the earliest moments of the Big Bang to billions of years later, elements — and the atoms that comprise them — have come into existence in the Universe. Come to this program and discover the nature of atoms and elements, how they came into being, and how and where they're still forming today. 

And discover what happened in the first 20 seconds after the Big Bang!