Episode 3 of our “Best YouTube Documentaries” series features a documentary titled “Thomas Cochrane: Craziest Sea Captain in History” by the fantastic “Kings And Generals” channel. The video runs 1 hour & 17 minutes and does include less than 2 minutes of advertising at the very beginning. The video covers the entire life of Thomas Cochrane, who was featured in the movie “Master and Commander: The Far Side of The World” (Starring Russell Crowe). If you’ve seen that movie, you’ll know Thomas Cochrane was in interesting captain, but the Hollywood film doesn’t even scratch the surface. This Documentary left me wondering why Hollywood didn’t make that film into a franchise. In this review, we’ll cover Kings and Generals video style, cover some of the highlights of the film, and provide a couple of ways to watch.
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Richard Feynman: The pleasure of finding things out (Documentary)
If you haven’t seen or read anything by Richard Feynman, this is an excellent way to begin loving this brilliant man’s ability to communicate. I often wish I had had the opportunity to have been one of his students.
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Trinity: The atomic bomb and beyond (Documentary)
This is an excellent video about the atomic bomb.. hosted by a familiar voice.
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