How We Invented The World

Season 1

Series explores the most iconic inventions and breakthroughs of the modern age, from the cell phone to the airline black box. The project will explore the secrets of what's to come, from guns that check your DNA fingerprint before they can fire to transparent planes that save fuel and allow passengers to see the world in a new way.
Where to Watch Season 1
5 Episodes
  • Mobile Phones
    E1
    Mobile PhonesThe mobile phone has connected the modern world, but inventing it took the most beautiful woman in the world, Frankenstein’s creator, the Titanic tragedy and the ultimate stroll down 6th Avenue.
  • Skyscrapers
    E2
    SkyscrapersThe skyscraper - the ultimate symbol of power and wealth. But, incredibly, to invent the skyscraper it took a bird in a cage, a city in flames, a chance question from a college student and the humble horse and wagon.
  • Aeroplanes
    E3
    AeroplanesIt's made our dream of flight a reality, but the moments of genius it took to invent it involved not just birds as inspiration, but bikes, a trip to the Moon and back, a pair of frozen eyeballs and two nervous breakdowns.
  • Cars
    E4
    CarsSo much more than getting us from A to B, but the eureka moments it took to invent the car we know today included a Scottish veterinarian, an ambitious wife, thousands of slaughtered animals and a terrifying experiment with boiling oil.
  • Guns
    E5
    GunsExploring one of the most deadly inventions of the modern age - guns, how they are created, who are the men that build them and what impact they have on our lives. The evolution of guns is examined.
 
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