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Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World

Take a mind-blowing journey through human history, told through six iconic objects that modern people take for granted, and see how science, invention and technology built on one another to change everything.

2019 7.8/10 community score 1 season · 6 episodes Ended
  • Documentary

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First aired
Seasons
1
Episodes
6
Status
Ended

Latest aired episode

S1 E6

The Smartphone

Aired 1h

Dial in to the fascinating history of the smartphone, from its roots in Morse Code to 2007, when Apple unveiled the first-ever iPhone. Plus, see how the next generation of smartphones will allow us to communicate through them just by thinking.

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  • Season 1

    6 episodes

    First episode aired

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