Great Dreamers

Archimedes (287 BC - 212 BC) is often considered to have been the greatest Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer and inventor. "Give me a place to stand and I will move the world," he is reputed to have said. His knowledge of physics changed our relationship to the world around us. This lively docudrama brings Archimedes to life in the context of his times and helps us understand this great scientist.

Leonardo da Vinci’s genius epitomized the Renaissance era and the subsequent development of science and art. His hand sketched the first prototype of a helicopter, painted the most mysterious painting of all time and illustrated human anatomy.In this colorful docudrama, we’ll see young Leonardo obsessed with the idea of finding answers to the mysteries of nature. This obsession will never loosen its grasp on his mind, thus broadening the scope of his interests and investing into his feverishly vivid imagination. We follow his story through his numerous scientific and artistic escapades as well as the creation of masterpieces, which stir awe and reverence in the hearts of men up to this day.

Jules Verne’s incredible gusto for life and unlimited imagination channeled into art still inspire awe in young and old alike. Are you ready for the biggest adventure of your life? Where everything you thought was impossible is now within a hands’ reach! Who said you can’t tag along for the ride?The traveler who never leaves his cabinet – that’s what his contemporaries used to call Jules Verne. He was a person with an extraordinary lust for life whose fantasy had no limits – he literally taught us how to dream. Who of us did not imagine circling the world with Phileas Fogg and Jean Passepartout? Who hasn’t dreamt of roaming the sea with captain Nemo on his quest for vengeance? And those were not just works of fiction: many of Verne's ideas have been hailed as prophetic. Whoever said our dreams are not material?

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky was a man ahead of his time, pioneering research into cosmic space. He was the author of unique works in aerodynamics and aeronautics that have been widely recognized and acclaimed the world over. He was the first theorist and advocate of human space exploration.The orbits of distant planets, rockets, cosmic stations and elevators, models of dirigibles and monoplanes – be absorbed by the fantasies of one of the greatest dreamers and philosophers who had ever lived. Imagine comets with enormous bright tails cutting through the solar system, and stars shining at us from distant galaxies. Be part of this lustrous world – the stage of infinite phantasmagoria.

Tesla was considered a genius by many, a lunatic by some, a product of extraterrestrial intervention by few and an unfathomable enigma by everyone. This man single-handedly brought about the technological revolution; he is the invisible genius behind radio, television, AC electricity – things we all take for granted and can’t live without. So next time you connect to Wi-Fi and start streaming your favorite TV show remember Nikola Tesla, the scientist who has changed the fate of the world.As a child, fighting for his life against the wicked illness of cholera, Tesla promised his parents that he would recover if they let him study engineering. And he kept his word – the miraculous recovery took place. It is due to his profound and firm beliefs and passionate enthusiasm that Tesla managed to do what appeared to be implausible at the time – electrify the world.