Extras
Dial in to the fascinating history of the smartphone.
Polybius invents a code so words can be exchanged between battalions freely.
Hedy Lamarr invents a way to control torpedoes remotely.
Jim Al-Khalili demonstrates why hydrogen is the ultimate rocket fuel.
Blast off into history to see how rockets originated not in the sky, but in a cave.
Franklin Chang-Diaz demonstrates the energy required to launch a rocket into space.
Go for a ride through the 9,000-year history of the ultimate freedom machine: the car.
In 1886 Karl Benz has his patent accepted for what is regarded as the first automobile.
How military robots let the charge towards autonomous machines.
A lab in Germany is developing a robot that could fill factories with mechanical workers.
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Dial in to the fascinating history of the smartphone.
Blast off into history to see how rockets originated not in the sky, but in a cave.
Go for a ride through the 9,000-year history of the ultimate freedom machine: the car.
Check out the history of robots and learn how they are becoming a part of everyday life.
Take to the sky with the dreamers whose work gave humans the ability to fly.
Look back in time to see how humans invented the telescope.