• 2022
  • 1h
Oops I Changed the World

Summary Oops I Changed The World tells the fascinating stories of accidental and surprise inventions that have transformed our lives. View more details

  • 2022
  • 1h

Oops I Changed the World

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Tony McMahon Natasha Billson David Skudder Sujata Kundu

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8.1

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Sep 8, 2022

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : Oops I Changed The World tells the fascinating stories of accidental and surprise inventions.

Language : English

Production companies : Arrow International Media

Summary Oops I Changed The World tells the fascinating stories of accidental and surprise inventions that have transformed our lives. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Sep 8, 2022

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : Oops I Changed The World tells the fascinating stories of accidental and surprise inventions.

Language : English

Production companies : Arrow International Media

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Dec 31, 1969
Conditioned
Pavlov's discoveries lead to phone addiction. The search for a safer refrigerant creates Teflon. A damaged delivery crate leads to the invention of dynamite, and an encounter with a composer leads Hedy Lamarr to invent the basis for wifi.
Episode 2 • Dec 31, 1969
Blue Genes
A failure gives the world a great crime fighting tool. A poorly dressed cut leads to the invention of plastics. A conversation and sausage poison changed the face of Hollywood. A broken thermometer leads to events that free a country.
Episode 3 • Dec 31, 1969
The Beat Goes On
A clumsy movement throws a sample onto a stove invents vulcanized rubber. The wrong resistor leads to the pacemaker. A failed experiment results in a safe way to create fire. A search for new galaxies leads to hope of extraterrestrials.
Episode 4 • Dec 31, 1969
Flash of Success
Broken thermometer fumes cause the invention of photography. Radar parts and a melting snack bar lead to the microwave. Spilled chemicals result in Scotchgard. A trial heart drug works better on another organ and becomes Viagra.
Episode 5 • Dec 31, 1969
Sweet Success
The accidental discovery of Kevlar, penicillin, saccharin and the LED
Episode 6 • Dec 31, 1969
Acid Test
The accidents that lead to the discovery of Lithium, LSD, TNT and the Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich
Episode 7 • Dec 31, 1969
Hair Raising Science
A failed blood pressure medication and an exceedingly hairy woman lead to a cure for baldness. Messing around with a scientific toy gave us the x-ray. An attempt to stop the paper curling in a newspaper printer becomes air conditioning.
Episode 8 • Dec 31, 1969
Discovering Drink
A clumsy lab worker leads to the invention of superglue, and the fortuitous accidents behind neuroscience, beer and chemical hair relaxant.
Episode 9 • Dec 31, 1969
Bigger Bang
A misguided attempt to make plastic wallpaper results in bubble wrap. The precursor to a blood clotting drug becomes rave favorite MDMA. A mopped-up kitchen spill brings us smokeless explosive gun cotton.
Episode 10 • Dec 31, 1969
Laxative Lunacy
The accidents behind the inventions of post-it notes, Ex-lax laxative, Graphene and the way a walk in the snow almost leads to nuclear Armageddon.
Episode 11 • Dec 31, 1969
Get a Grip
A failed metal gun barrel recipe becomes kitchen favourite: surgical steel. Messing around in a spectacle maker's shop leads to the telescope. A bag of dirt from a remote island contains a bacteria that helps stop aging.
Episode 12 • Dec 31, 1969
How Saran Wrap Saved D Day
The search for artificial quinine creates the first artificial dye, Mauvine. A failed dry-cleaning fluid results in Saran Wrap. An attempt to grow bacteria leads to a cancer killing drug, and Western Front nurses invented sanitary towels.
Episode 13 • Dec 31, 1969
Sleeping on the job
A 19th Century party drug and a banged knee lead to the invention of anaesthetics. The story behind the invention of telephone. A shattered experiment results in smart dust, and an ancient attempt to make cheese gave us tofu.
Episode 14 • Dec 31, 1969
Teas & Tipple
The unexpected stories behind the inventions of the teabag the gin and tonic Disulfiram and American female politicians.
Episode 15 • Dec 31, 1969
Lenin to Lady Gaga
A failed poison gas detector results in the smoke detector. An experiment to measure gas density produces the Theremin musical instrument. A broken beaker leads to bulletproof glass, and a search for a new gunpowder gives us iodine.
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