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Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World

The Telescope

Season 1 Episode 1

Meet the brilliant minds throughout history, from Galileo to Edwin Hubble, responsible for creating the telescope. Today, their invention allows humanity to reach the furthest limits of seeing – 13 billion light-years out.

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Dial in to the fascinating history of the smartphone.
The Rocket
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Blast off into history to see how rockets originated not in the sky, but in a cave.
The Car
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Go for a ride through the 9,000-year history of the ultimate freedom machine: the car.
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Check out the history of robots and learn how they are becoming a part of everyday life.
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Take to the sky with the dreamers whose work gave humans the ability to fly.
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