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How We Got to Now with Steven Johnson - Season 1

Series: How We Got to Now with Steven Johnson
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Episodes
6
Rating
TVPG
Year
2014
Language
English
Publisher
PBS

About

Join best-selling author Steven Johnson to discover extraordinary stories behind six remarkable ideas that made modern life possible, the unsung heroes who brought them about and the unexpected and bizarre consequences each of these innovations triggered.

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Episodes

1 to 3 of 6

1. Clean

1h

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Learn how clean water has changed our world and the way we live our lives.

2. Time

1h

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Discover how time advanced navigation, technology, travel and the way we work.

3. Glass

1h

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Uncover a link between art, science and global communication: glass.

4. Light

1h

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See how light has altered sleeping patterns, architecture and more.

5. Cold

1h

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Examine the effects of man's mastery of cold on food, Hollywood, and even politics.

6. Sound

1h

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Explore the impact of sound in the world of medicine and our lives today.

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Artists

Nic Staceydirector
Steven Johnsonactor

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