The Mechanical Universe

American television series
TVSeries television_series Q565461
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The Mechanical Universe

Summary

The Mechanical Universe is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (183 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Mechanical Universe's instance of is recorded as television series[3].
  • The Mechanical Universe's genre is television documentary[4].
  • A cast member of The Mechanical Universe was David Goodstein[5].
  • The original language of The Mechanical Universe was English[6].
  • The Mechanical Universe's original broadcaster is recorded as PBS[7].
  • The Mechanical Universe's country of origin is recorded as United States[8].
  • The Mechanical Universe began on 1985[9].
  • The Mechanical Universe ended on 1986[10].
  • The Mechanical Universe's official website is recorded as https://www.its.caltech.edu/~tmu/[11].
  • The Mechanical Universe's number of episodes is recorded as {'amount': '+52'}[12].
  • The Mechanical Universe's number of seasons is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[13].

Body

Authorship and Creation

A cast member of The Mechanical Universe was David Goodstein[5].

Publication

The original language of The Mechanical Universe was English[6]. Its genre is television documentary[4].

Why It Matters

The Mechanical Universe ranks in the top 9% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (183 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Zestier · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre television documentary
    Start time +1985-00-00T00:00:00Z
    End time
    End time +1986-00-00T00:00:00Z
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