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Simulating the universe for movie fans
By Faith Singer-Villalobos, Texas Advanced Computing Center
Published: Oct. 7, 2011

Astronomy Professor Volker Bromm talks about the cosmic dark ages, first light and how his research was tapped for the film “Tree of Life.”
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- Diane said on Oct. 25, 2011 at 6:41 p.m.
  Enjoyed the visual effects film was okay.
- Jenny Feng's little bro said on Oct. 25, 2011 at 5:42 p.m.
  Did you hav backgroung knoledge of space or did u research?
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