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Cold

Season 1 Episode 5
54:40
How We Got to Now Season 1

Sound

Season 1 Episode 6
54:41
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Extended Preview: Cold

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4:58
Extended Preview: Glass

Extended Preview: Glass

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4:03
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Extended Preview: Clean

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4:55
Measuring Sound

Measuring Sound

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4:26
The Development of Chlorine

The Development of Chlorine

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4:55
The Story of Standardized Time

The Story of Standardized Time

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2:51
The Development of the Ice Trade

The Development of the Ice Trade

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4:58
The invention of the light bulb

The invention of the light bulb

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4:59
The Invention of the Microscope and Telescope

The Invention of the Microscope and Telescope

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4:03
About Steven Johnson

About Steven Johnson

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How We Got to Now

Light

Season 1 Episode 4

Best-selling author Steven Johnson tells the story of the people who took us out of the dark and into the light, including the invention of Edison’s light bulb and how an 18th-century shipping community discovered a source of illumination by putting a kid inside a whale’s head.

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How We Got to Now Season 1
54:41
Season 1 Episode 6
Sound
Explore the impact of sound in the world of medicine and our lives today.
Cold
54:40
Season 1 Episode 5
Cold
Host Steven Johnson examines the effects of man’s mastery of cold on food and Hollywood.
Glass
54:40
Season 1 Episode 3
Glass
Uncover a link between art, science and global communication: glass.
Time
55:11
Season 1 Episode 2
Time
How time advanced navigation, technology, travel and the way we work.
Clean
55:11
Season 1 Episode 1
Clean
How clean water has changed our world and the way we live our lives.
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