How We Invented the World

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January 1st, 2012

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How We Invented the World Season 1 Episodes

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So much more than getting us from A to B, but the eureka moments it took to invent the car we know today included a Scottish veterinarian, an ambitious wife, thousands of slaughtered animals and a terrifying experiment with boiling oil.

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Aeroplanes

January 1st, 2012

It's made our dream of flight a reality, but the moments of genius it took to invent it involved not just birds as inspiration, but bikes, a trip to the Moon and back, a pair of frozen eyeballs and two nervous breakdowns.

Skyscrapers

January 1st, 2012

The skyscraper - the ultimate symbol of power and wealth. But, incredibly, to invent the skyscraper it took a bird in a cage, a city in flames, a chance question from a college student and the humble horse and wagon.

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Mobile Phones

January 1st, 2012

The mobile phone has connected the modern world, but inventing it took the most beautiful woman in the world, Frankenstein's creator, the Titanic tragedy and the ultimate stroll down 6th Avenue.