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Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World
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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.
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Dial in to the fascinating history of the smartphone.
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Blast off into history to see how rockets originated not in the sky, but in a cave.
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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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Look back in time to see how humans invented the telescope.