How We Got to Now
How We Got To Now with Steven Johnson is a six part documentary series that reveals the story behind the remarkable ideas that made modern life possible; the unsung heroes that brought them into the world – and the unexpected and bizarre consequences each of these innovations has triggered.
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HOW WE GOT TO NOW WITH STEVEN JOHNSON | Coming October 2014 | PBS
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1.Clean
08-10-20141hDirty water is transformed with a series of innovations - Chicago builds America's first sewer system, and Jersey City makes water safe for drinking (and bikinis). Manufacturing is...
2.Time
15-10-20141hWith no natural light, submarines re-invent the workday. Frustrated with hundreds of local time zones, a railroad clerk fights to standardize time. Navigation, travel, and technolo...
3.Glass
22-10-20141hThe invention of the mirror gives rise to the Renaissamce; glass lenses reveal worlds within worlds worlds; glass is essential; for communication in the deep ocean; glass lens allo...
- Ep 4
4.Light
29-10-20141hThe pioneers of light; Edison's light bulb; a French scientist accidentally discovers a neon light.
5.Cold
05-11-20141hIce delivery becomes big business, the father of frozen foods, Clarence Birdseye, and his vision for the future, and penguins who live in the desert.
6.Sound
12-11-20141h30,000 year old traces of a desire to record sound are located in caves, how radio influenced the civil rights movement, the weapon that laid the ground work for today's mobile pho...
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