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Alessandro Roussel makes physics visible through ScienceClic, using homemade animations and simulations to explain black holes, relativity, and the quantum world.
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Known for
- Les Grandes Lois de l’Univers2023 · Author and illustrator
Alisio - What would we see if we fell into a Black Hole?2021 · ScienceClic English video
YouTube - A new way to visualize General Relativity2020 · ScienceClic English video
YouTube - What if we could see Spacetime?2024 · Immersive science video
YouTube - Black holes are Bubbles of light2021 · Veritasium contest entry
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Overview
- Creator
- Alessandro Roussel
- Started
- December 2014, while in his final year of secondary school
- Studies
- Physics and mathematics at Sorbonne University; theoretical physics at Cambridge
- Early boost
- A Doc Seven recommendation tripled his subscriber count in one day
- Approach
- Homemade drawings, animations, and simulations
Mini bio
How it started.
Roussel launched ScienceClic in December 2014 while still at school. Reading Stephen Hawking and watching documentaries fed his interest in physics, but classroom formulas left him wanting pictures. He already made video-editing and visual-effects tutorials, so he brought those skills to science.
Finding an audience.
In his NumWorks interview, he recalled a recommendation from Doc Seven that tripled his subscribers in a day. It helped him see a possible profession in the channel. He later expanded beyond French, with English and Spanish versions reaching viewers around the world.
The craft behind the explanations.
His official CV credits him with writing, motion design, voice, and music for ScienceClic. He studied physics and mathematics at Sorbonne University, then theoretical physics at Cambridge, specializing in general relativity. His Patreon introduction describes his aim as giving viewers intuition through drawings, animations, and simulations.
Beyond the channel.
His illustrated book Les Grandes Lois de l’Univers appeared in 2023, followed by a Flammarion paperback in 2025. He also shares calculations through ScienceClic Plus and has brought visual physics explanations to public lectures, including a 2025 quantum physics presentation with Alexander Thomas.
Creditschronological, newest first
Books
- 2025Les Grandes Lois de l’Univers, paperback editionAuthor
- 2023Les Grandes Lois de l’Univers, de la gravitation aux particules quantiquesAuthor and illustrator
Videos and public talks
- 2025La Physique Quantique en imagesCo-presenter with Alexander Thomas at the Quantons public lecture
- 2014–presentScienceClicCreator; writing, motion design, French voice, and music
Awards
Quotes
In many cases, a simple animation is worth more than a long speech.Alessandro Roussel, ScienceClic on Patreon
Explaining why visual intuition is central to his science videos.
Trivia
- He first considered the name MathémaClic before choosing ScienceClic to leave room for subjects beyond mathematics.
- He keeps audience suggestions for future videos in an Excel spreadsheet.
- His musical training includes classical guitar and jazz drums.
- Octave Masson narrates the English videos.
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