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Inventions -- History.
Technological innovations -- History.
Telescopes -- History.
Airplanes -- History.
Robots -- History.
Rockets (Aeronautics) -- History.
Smartphones -- History.
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Inventions -- History.
Technological innovations -- History.
Telescopes -- History.
Airplanes -- History.
Robots -- History.
Rockets (Aeronautics) -- History.
Smartphones -- History.
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Breakthrough [videorecording (DVD)] the
ideas
that
changed
the
world
.
PBS Distribution, 2019.
Call #:
DVD 600 B828 Doc
Subjects
Inventions -- History.
Technological innovations -- History.
Telescopes -- History.
Airplanes -- History.
Robots -- History.
Rockets (Aeronautics) -- History.
Smartphones -- History.
Series
PBS DVD video.
ISBN:
9781531710194
Alternate title:
Ideas
that
changed
the
world
[videorecording (DVD)]
Format:
[videorecording (DVD)]
Description:
2 videodiscs (5 hr., 30 min.) : Dolby digital stereo. sd., col. ; 12 cm.
Notes:
Originally broadcast on PBS as a 6-part documentary TV miniseries April 17-May 22, 2019.
Home use only.
English (SDH) subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Contents:
The telescope -- The airplane -- The robot -- The car -- The rocket -- The smartphone.
Production:
A production of Bigger Bang for PBS ; drama director, Ben Harding ; director, Chris Riley, Stephen Mizelas, Nathan Williams, Nat Sharman and Sean Smith ; series producer, Tim Green.
Performers:
Narrated by Patrick Stewart.
Summary:
"This is the amazing story of how humans
changed
the
world
forever, told through six iconic objects that we take for granted. These are the secrets of how we got to our modern
world
, told in an accessible, exciting format with broad appeal. The Car - The Airplane - The Smartphone - The Rocket - The Robot - The Telescope. Each object is the culmination of a long-held human dream -- to explore, to communicate, or to find our place in the universe. They are familiar, yet hidden within them are thousands of years of thought, struggle, sacrifice, determination, and insight. Each one is packed with incredible and often little-known stories. There are surprising accidents, colorful characters, and moments of joy or despair stretching back in time, often to the beginning of human civilization itself. The shows are littered with visionaries -- people with the passion that drove them to risk death, poverty, or ridicule. Each, whether knowingly or not, advanced our species' progression to where we are now, often at considerable cost to themselves. The result is a mind-blowing science-led journey through human history, full of unintended consequences and incredible connections. It reveals how science, invention, and technology built on one another to change everything - a process that continues to this very day."--Container.
Genre:
Documentary television programs.
Science television programs.
Historical television programs.
Films for the hearing impaired.
DVDs.
Other authors:
Stewart, Patrick, 1940-
Bigger Bang Productions.
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
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Alderney Gate Public Library
Adult Nonfeature DVDs
DVD 600 B828 Doc
Adult Dvds-21 Days
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