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Inventions that Shook the World - Season 1

Series: Inventions That Shook the World

4.5

(26)

Episodes

Rating

TVG

Year

2011

Language

English

Publisher

Questar

About

Go on a decade-by-decade voyage of discovery through life-changing inventions, like the radio that made the world smaller, the machine gun that made it more dangerous, or the parking meter that made it more expensive. Discover and bear witness to the most innovative century the world experienced.

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Episodes

1. 1900s

45m

The first decade of the 1900s ushers in crucial inventions that will help shape the rest of the century. Communication gets a boost as a voice is transmitted wirelessly by radio for the first time. The vacuum cleaner stops rugs and carpets from taking a beating, and the Wright Brothers apply their skills as bicycle mechanics to build and fly the world's first airplane.

2. 1910s

45m

Saving lives and taking lives are the hallmarks of the inventions of the 1910s. From charcoal to lightly browned, the quest for perfect toast is finally realized, and the Tommy Gun unleashes the fearsome power of the machine gun.

3. 1920s

45m

Mobsters, jazz, and turbulent economic times mark the 1920s. Silent film makes the transition to the talkies as sound comes to the silver screen. Criminals find that there is one less place to hide with the invention of the lie detector, and the Space Age is launched when a rocketeer who refuses to give up finally unlocks the secret of liquid fuel.