Join leading scientists as they turn up clues to the origin and evolution of the universe, as this lavishly-filmed program explores today"s most exciting and far-reaching theories. Among these fascinating investigations is the theory that the universe could have appeared spontaneously out of a perfect vacuum. Spectacular special effects and animation dramatize the birth of the universe. Nobel Prize winner Carlo Rubbia, Murray Gell-Man and world-famous physicist Stephen Hawking explain their complex theories in easy-to-follow terms.