Breakthrough : the ideas that changed the world
Take a mind-blowing journey through human history, told through six iconic objects: the car, the airplane, the smartphone, the rocket, the robot, and the telescope.
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Inventions > History. Technological innovations > History. Telescopes > History. Airplanes > History. Robots > History. Rockets (Aeronautics) > History. Smartphones > History. |
Genre |
Documentary television programs. Science television programs. Historical television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
- ISBN: 9781531710194
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Physical Description
videodisc
2 videodiscs (approximately 5 hr., 30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. - Edition Widescreen.
- Publisher [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2019]
- Distributor [Arlington, Virginia] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2019]
- Copyright ©2019
Content descriptions
General Note: | Widescreen. Documentary. Program content: ©2019. GMD: videodisc. |
Formatted Contents Note: | The telescope -- The airplane -- The robot -- The car -- The rocket -- The smartphone. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Directors, Ben Harding, Chris Riley, Stephen Mizelas, Nathan Williams, Nat Sharman, Sean Smith ; producer, Tim Green. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Narrator, Patrick Stewart. |
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note: | Originally broadcast by PBS Apr. 17-May 22, 2019. |
System Details Note: | DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation; stereo. |
Language Note: | In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH). |