# Just how small is an atom?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Jon Bergmann
- Year: 2012
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Physics, Chemistry
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/jon_bergmann_just_how_small_is_an_atom)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Just how small are atoms? Really, really, really small. This fast-paced animation from TED-Ed uses metaphors (imagine a blueberry the size of a football stadium!) to give a visceral sense of just how small atoms are. Lesson by Jon Bergmann, animation by Cognitive Media.

## Lectures

1. [Just how small is an atom?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/jon_bergmann_just_how_small_is_an_atom/7e725c3bd27e), 6 min (TED's player)