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Publisher
Jumby Bay Studios
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
This program reveals the incredible stories behind 10 of the world's most popular inventions. Through interviews, historical photos and 3D graphics, learn about the inventors, how events transpired, and how each discovery changed our everyday lives.
2) Zero contact
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Follows five characters based all over the world, connected only by their devotion to the late founder and tech titan Finley Hart. The characters are then forced to work together to shut down Hart's most secret invention, a machine that is either the solution to mankind's problems or the end of life on Earth.
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
It's Widget's wildest inventions & best adventures! She's the busiest builder and fix-it whiz in Wuzzleberg, and Wubbzy's good friend, too! And in these 6 'best of' episodes, plus one bonus episode, there are machines, workshop wonders, and plenty of good times with the Wuzzleburg crew, too! It's all 'No problemo' for Widget at her very best!
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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Description
The eight-part docudrama, reveals the competitive forces behind history's most remarkable races for innovation. From Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates to the Wright Brothers vs. Glen Curtiss, explores the rivalries, delving into the fierce power struggles, deceit, fluke timing and raw ambition out of which innovation was born. Bold reenactments are woven together with expert interviews to shed new perspective on the backstories of innovation that have shaped...
Series
Publisher
Ambrose Video
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Tracking through 12,000 years of history in the Middle East, Europe, and the United States, James Burke shows how past events and technologies led to modern inventions, such as the atomic bomb, engines, electric lamps, telecommunications, the computer, refrigeration, the production line, jets, plastics, rocketry, and movies.
Publisher
Ambrose Video
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Explores the origins and effects of those inventions that shape our modern world.
"This humorous and upbeat science series show that history is filled with seemingly unrelated discoveries that are actually connected in the most surprising ways. Host James Burke continues to delight viewers as he explores the effects and origins of inventions and events that shape the modern world"--Container cover insert.
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A mind-bending "Sci-fi Noir" in the tradition of Blade Runner, Gattaca and Memento. Daring physicist Jim Beale has invented a machine that can fold space-time, uncovering the secret of time travel. But a ruthless corporate tycoon, Klaus Meisner, will stop at nothing to steal it. To protect his discovery, Jim travels back in time to stop the conspiracy before it can happen. Once in the past, Jim uncovers a surprising truth about Abby, the machine,...
Series
Publisher
Wonderscape Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Examines the important discoveries and contributions to society made by great inventors of diverse cultural backgrounds. Understand their approach to inventing, their inspiration, and see how they continue to influence and impact young inventors across the globe!
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
Part futuristic exhibition, part glittery strip mall, the 1965 New York World's Fair was planned amid the optimism of the late 1950s, but the Fair's two year run often mirrored the chaos of the 1960s. This film, set to a historical backdrop of world events, draws on the memories of fairgoers who found hope for the future in an understanding of other cultures presented at the Fair.
13) James Watt
Series
Publisher
Schlessinger Media
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
James Watt tells the story of an industrious Scotsman who set out to improve the efficiency of an existing piece of machinery and, in the process, sparked the Industrial Revolution!
14) Thomas Edison
Series
Publisher
A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
c1995
Language
English
Description
Life in the modern world would be unthinkable without his inventions. More than any other individual, he paved the way for the future. Thomas Alva Edison has rightly earned a place among the most important men in history. His inventions of the light bulb, phonograph and movie camera, among many others, literally transformed the world. Rare films made by Edison himself show the inventor at work, and learn the little known stories behind some of his...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
℗2014.
Language
English
Description
Join best-selling author Steven Johnson to hear extraordinary stories behind remarkable ideas that made modern life possible, the unsung heroes who brought them about, and the unexpected and bizarre consequences each of these innovations triggered.
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