# The Origins of the Elements

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Dr Stephen Wilkins
- Year: 2019
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Astronomy and space
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/periodic-table-150)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In this talk, Dr Wilkins will discuss the astrophysical origins of the chemical elements, almost all of which have an origin ranging from the big bang, to exploding white dwarfs, the collapse of massive stars, and the merger of ultra-compact objects, neutron stars.

## Lectures

1. [The Origins of the Elements](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/periodic-table-150/b4449172a8a8) (YouTube)