Ancient Discoveries
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- T1 EP.1 — Computing20 de dezembro de 200350min.The computer, a device for making automatic calculations, is the epitome of the modern age. The first electrical computers only emerged in the Second World War, the first mechanical ones barley a hundred years earlier. Yet two thousand years before that the Greeks had machines that could do exactly the same things.Este vídeo está indisponível no momento.
- T1 EP.2 — Medicine17 de dezembro de 200950minWe often think of modern medicine as only really beginning at the Renaissance, but we're wrong. We look into the grisly but brilliant surgeries of the great ancient physicians to witness three procedures common at the time but which would not be attempted successfully again for nearly two thousand years.Este vídeo está indisponível no momento.
- T1 EP.3 — Robotics3 de janeiro de 200450min'Robotics' explores the life and inventions of Heron of Alexandria, witnessing the awe-inspiring operations of his "miracle machines", from automatic doors to coin operated machines. But greatest of all, we delve into the mystery of Heron's steam engine, a working device that was not only the first steam engine in history but also the first jet engine.Este vídeo está indisponível no momento.
- T1 EP.4 — Warefare20 de agosto de 200550minWe explore the dangerous world of ancient warfare. Greek flame throwers, Roman missiles and 2000 year old tanks reveal that so-called modern weapons have their roots in altogether more ancient ideas.Este vídeo está indisponível no momento.
- T1 EP.5 — Ships27 de agosto de 200550minThis episode uncovers the revolutionary work of ancient shipbuilders, whose vessels rivalled modern cruise liners in their scale and opulence. Dragged from the depths of an Italian lake, the Nemi ships were the Titanic's of the ancient world.Este vídeo está indisponível no momento.
- T1 EP.6 — Power3 de setembro de 200550minIn this episode we travel back in time to reveal the ingenious machines that the ancients used to harness natural power. Could the Romans have had the first industrial revolution, 2000 years before we like to think it happened?Este vídeo está indisponível no momento.
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