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Dial in to the fascinating history of the smartphone.
Blast off into history to see how rockets originated not in the sky, but in a cave.
Go for a ride through the 9,000-year history of the ultimate freedom machine: the car.
Check out the history of robots and learn how they are becoming a part of everyday life.
Take to the sky with the dreamers whose work gave humans the ability to fly.
Look back in time to see how humans invented the telescope.
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Polybius invents a code so words can be exchanged between battalions freely.
Hedy Lamarr invents a way to control torpedoes remotely.
Dial in to the fascinating history of the smartphone.
Franklin Chang-Diaz demonstrates the energy required to launch a rocket into space.
Jim Al-Khalili demonstrates why hydrogen is the ultimate rocket fuel.
Blast off into history to see how rockets originated not in the sky, but in a cave.
Go for a ride through the 9,000-year history of the ultimate freedom machine: the car.
In 1886 Karl Benz has his patent accepted for what is regarded as the first automobile.
In 1909, the Model T’s first year of production, Henry Ford sells over 10,000 cars.
A lab in Germany is developing a robot that could fill factories with mechanical workers.
How military robots let the charge towards autonomous machines.
Check out the history of robots and learn how they are becoming a part of everyday life.
The invention of the rubber powered plane inspires the famous Wright brothers.
Legend has it Ibn Firnas jumped from a cliff with feathers attached to his arms and legs.
A legendary artist studies the bodies of flying animals in extraordinary detail.
A modern day jet man tells the story of the pioneer of the jetty engine.
Take to the sky with the dreamers whose work gave humans the ability to fly.
How a New York property boom led to the discovery of the distance to the stars.
Learn how clear glass was born - and gave us spectacles almost 800 years ago.
In 1923, Edwin Hubble began the manual process of photographing the Andromeda Nebula.
Take a journey through history, told through six objects modern people take for granted.