• 2019
  • 59m
Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World

Summary Take a mind-blowing journey through human history, told through six iconic inventions that modern people take for granted, and see how science, invention, and technology built on one another to change everything. View more details

  • 2019
  • 59m

Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Jim Al-Khalili James Meigs Danielle George Tiera Fletcher

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8.2

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Genres : History Documentary

Release date : Aug 19, 2019

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : Official site

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) BBC Television Bigger Bang

Summary Take a mind-blowing journey through human history, told through six iconic inventions that modern people take for granted, and see how science, invention, and technology built on one another to change everything. View more details

Details

Genres : History Documentary

Release date : Aug 19, 2019

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : Official site

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) BBC Television Bigger Bang

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Aug 19, 2019
The Telescope
Meet the brilliant minds throughout history, from Galileo to Edwin Hubble, responsible for creating the telescope. Today, their invention allows humanity to reach the furthest limits of seeing - 13 billion light-years out.
Episode 2 • Apr 23, 2019
The Airplane
Take to the sky with the dreamers whose work gave humans the ability to fly. From Leonardo da Vinci's "flying machines" to the modern commercial plane, without these inventions, we may have never left the ground.
Episode 3 • Aug 26, 2019
The Robot
Learn how robots were first conceptualized in ancient Rome and see how their use has evolved over the centuries, from the calculator to the Roomba. Then, take a sneak peek at what future robots will be able to do.
Episode 4 • Jul 29, 2019
The Car
Go for a ride through the 9,000-year history of the car, from its roots in dogsleds to Henry Ford's affordable and assembly line-built Model T, and meet the scientists working on the next generation of self-driving automobiles.
Episode 5 • Aug 05, 2019
The Rocket
Learn the explosive history of the rocket, from its origin in ancient China, to its use as a weapon of war, to how adding hydrogen allowed it to carry astronauts all the way to the moon.
Episode 6 • Aug 12, 2019
The Smartphone
The history leading to the smartphone is a journey through Roman fire signals, Morse code, Marconi's wireless, Bell's telephone, Lamarr's spread-spectrum signaling, to Apple's 2007 iPhone and forward to brainwave-controlled smartphones.
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