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- S1 E1 - The TelescopeApril 16, 201954minMeet 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.Free trial of PBS Documentaries or buy
- S1 E2 - The AirplaneApril 23, 201954minTake 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.Free trial of PBS Documentaries or buy
- S1 E3 - The RobotApril 30, 201954minLearn 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.Free trial of PBS Documentaries or buy
- S1 E4 - The CarMay 7, 201954minGo 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.Free trial of PBS Documentaries or buy
- S1 E5 - The RocketMay 14, 201954minLearn 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.Free trial of PBS Documentaries or buy
- S1 E6 - The SmartphoneMay 21, 201954minDial in to the history of the smartphone, from its roots in Morse Code to 2007, when Apple unveiled the first-ever iPhone. Plus, see how the next generation of smartphones will allow us to communicate through them just by thinking.Free trial of PBS Documentaries or buy
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