Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World

Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World

2019
★★★★☆ 8.0/10
📺 1 Season
🎬 6 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 EN
⏱️ 60 min/episode
Documentary
Take a mind-blowing journey through human history, told through six iconic objects that modern people take for granted, and see how science, invention and technology built on one another to change everything.

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Seasons

Season 1
2019 • 6 Episodes
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.

Crew

Director
Ben Harding
Producer
Ben Bowie, Tim Green, Iain Riddick

Network

PBS, BBC Four

Production

Bigger Bang, BBC TV

Keywords

technologyinventiontelescoperocketflightrobot