Technological Marvels of the Ancient World
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20056 episodios
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- T1 E1 - Warfare20 de agosto de 200550 minWarfare technology is examined, including the Helepolis, a square fortified tower on wheels; and “Greek Fire,” an incendiary liquid that stuck to people and objects and couldn't be extinguished with water.Ver con una prueba gratis de Prime
- T1 E2 - Robotics20 de agosto de 200550 minAn examination of ancient robotics includes a look at the automata of ancient China, the Hellenistic engineers Heron and Philon, the Kurdish engineer Al-Jazari, the Byzantine Empire, and Leonardo da Vinci.Ver con una prueba gratis de Prime
- T1 E3 - Computing20 de diciembre de 200350 minThis episode investigates the Antikythera Mechanism, a computer-like device that may have been used to calculate the movements of stars and planets. It also highlights ancient inventors Archimedes and Ctesibius.Ver con una prueba gratis de Prime
- T1 E4 - Medicine17 de diciembre de 200950 minExplores ancient medical techniques and possible new applications in the modern era. Techniques reviewed include blood letting by leeches, reading from a torpedo fish, trepanning to relieve pressure on the brain, and Roman battlefield surgery and tools.Ver con una prueba gratis de Prime
- T1 E5 - Ships21 de agosto de 200550 minThe lake Nemi ships, large Roman vessels that were salvaged from the lake in the 1930s and burned in 1944, are discussed, including technological discoveries from the ships.Ver con una prueba gratis de Prime
- T1 E6 - Power11 de diciembre de 20053 h 47 minAncient mechanical devices are examined: A jar that appears to be an electric battery, a flour mill in France that is run by waterwheels, and Archimedes use of solar power to defeat the Romans.Ver con una prueba gratis de Prime
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