Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World
(2019)Streaming Episode Guide
Season 1
The Smartphone
Episode 6 - 5-26-2019
54m
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.
7.8/10
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The Rocket
Episode 5 - 5-19-2019
54m
Learn the explosive history of the rocket, from its origin in ancient China, to its use as a weapon of war, to how adding hydrogen allowed it to carry astronauts all the way to the moon.
8/10Haven't Seen
The Car
Episode 4 - 5-12-2019
54m
Go for a ride through the 9,000-year history of the car, from its roots in dogsleds to Henry Ford's affordable and assembly line-built Model T, and meet the scientists working on the next generation of self-driving automobiles.
8.1/10Haven't Seen
The Robot
Episode 3 - 5-05-2019
54m
Learn how robots were first conceptualized in ancient Rome and see how their use has evolved over the centuries, from the calculator to the Roomba. Then, take a sneak peek at what future robots will be able to do.
7.7/10Haven't Seen
The Airplane
Episode 2 - 4-28-2019
54m
Take to the sky with the dreamers whose work gave humans the ability to fly. From Leonardo da Vinci's "flying machines" to the modern commercial plane, without these inventions, we may have never left the ground.
8.1/10Haven't Seen
The Telescope
Episode 1 - 4-21-2019
54m
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.
8/10Haven't Seen
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The Airplane
Episode 2 - 4-28-2019
54m
Take to the sky with the dreamers whose work gave humans the ability to fly. From Leonardo da Vinci's "flying machines" to the modern commercial plane, without these inventions, we may have never left the ground.
8.1/10Haven't Seen
The Car
Episode 4 - 5-12-2019
54m
Go for a ride through the 9,000-year history of the car, from its roots in dogsleds to Henry Ford's affordable and assembly line-built Model T, and meet the scientists working on the next generation of self-driving automobiles.
8.1/10Haven't Seen
The Telescope
Episode 1 - 4-21-2019
54m
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.
8/10Haven't Seen
The Rocket
Episode 5 - 5-19-2019
54m
Learn the explosive history of the rocket, from its origin in ancient China, to its use as a weapon of war, to how adding hydrogen allowed it to carry astronauts all the way to the moon.
8/10Haven't Seen
The Smartphone
Episode 6 - 5-26-2019
54m
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.
7.8/10Haven't Seen
