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S1E10
Yesterday, Tomorrow and You
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#2
S1E4
Faith in Numbers
Examines the transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance from the perspective of how commercialism, climate change and the Black Death influenced cultural development.
#3
S1E8
Eat, Drink and Be Merry...
Food preservation began with the storage of edibles in bottles and led to such 19th-century inventions as air conditioning, refrigeration and the thermos bottle. Also discusses the first hand-held guns and traces the development of rocketry in this century.
#4
Death in the Morning
S1E2
#5
The Wheel of Fortune
S1E5
#6
Thunder in the Skies
S1E6
#7
The Long Chain
S1E7
#8
Distant Voices
S1E3
#9
Countdown
S1E9
#10
The Trigger Effect
S1E1
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One thing leads to another and our dependence on technology. A New York City Blackout serves as example.
#9
Countdown
S1E9
#8
Distant Voices
S1E3
#7
The Long Chain
S1E7
#6
Thunder in the Skies
S1E6
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