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The Invention of the Telephone
Episode 1714
The 19th century was one of rapid technological advancement.
Of all of the innovations to come out of this century, and there were many, perhaps none…
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Betamax vs. VHS (Encore)
Episode 1713
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, a war erupted in the world of video technology.
Two competing video tape formats fought to gain supremacy in the ma…
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The Cardiff Giant
Episode 1712
In 1869, the world was shocked by a discovery that was made outside of the town of Cardiff, New York.
Two workers discovered what was claimed to be t…
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Lunar Eclipses
Episode 1711
For as long as humans have been watching the night sky, they noticed that every so often, during a full moon, the moon would briefly go dark, or at l…
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The Crossbow
Episode 1710
One of the most devastating weapons in the medieval world was the crossbow.
It evolved from early hand-held projectile weapons into a powerful tool o…
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Emperor Claudius (Encore)
Episode 1709
Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, known to history as Claudius, was the fourth Emperor of Rome.
Of the emperors that came before him and …
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Messier Objects
Episode 1708
In the 18th century, a French astronomer who was a regular comet hunter kept finding things in the sky that weren’t comets, but they also weren’t sta…
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Primate and Global Cities
Episode 1707
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Artificial Turf
Episode 1706
In 1965, the world’s first full enclosed sports facility, the Houston Astrodome, was opened to the public.
The Astrodome itself was a marvel of engin…
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Hydropower
Episode 1705
For thousands of years, humans have used the power of water to do work for them.
At first, it was very simple, then it gradually evolved to more comp…
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