Inventions That Changed the World
The stories behind some of the most significant inventions which have helped shape the world we live in today.
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- Ep 1
1.The Gun
15-01-200460mThere would be no guns without gunpowder, the volatile mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulphur that came to Europe in the 14th century. Chinese chemists were...
- Ep 2
2.The Computer
22-01-200460mIn Victorian times 'computers' were people who added up rows of figures. Now they are mechanical wonders - without them we couldn't fly planes, drive cars or even run our dishwash...
- Ep 3
3.The Jet Engine
29-01-200460mWhen Sir Frank Whittle was developing his revolutionary jet engines during the 1940s, he needed robust but lightweight airframes to attach them to. Aluminium was the answer. Modern...
- Ep 4
4.The Telephone
06-02-200460mAt the time of Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Watson's first successful telephone transmission in 1875, the only wires strong enough to be strung over long distances were made of...
- Ep 5
5.The Television
12-02-200460mTelevision would never have developed without the cathode ray tube (CRT). It was invented by a German, Karl Ferdinand Braun, in 1897. A CRT is a glass vacuum tube with a narrow nec...
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