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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
This three-part series presents a fresh and highly original view of some of the ancient world's most remarkable inventions. History enthusiast Terry Jones takes us on an unconventional, myth-busting journey revealing the unexpected, whilst discovering that the ancient world was every bit as inventive as our own.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
This three-part series presents a fresh and highly original view of some of the ancient world's most remarkable inventions. History enthusiast Terry Jones takes us on an unconventional, myth-busting journey revealing the unexpected, whilst discovering that the ancient world was every bit as inventive as our own.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
This three-part series presents a fresh and highly original view of some of the ancient world's most remarkable inventions. History enthusiast Terry Jones takes us on an unconventional, myth-busting journey revealing the unexpected, whilst discovering that the ancient world was every bit as inventive as our own.
Publisher
Ambrose Video
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
"Deja vu: History repeats itself, when you know how to look. Pizzaro beats the Incas, the first stock market opens. The Queen of England salutes a Mexican beetle and Hitler's plans misfire."--Container.
"HIgh times: Unwrap a sandwich and you're on a path to World War II radar and Neo Impressionist painters."--Container.
"Hot pickle: The connections between a cup of tea, opium dens, the London Zoo and a switch that releases bombs."--Container.
"New...
Publisher
Ambrose Video
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
"Echoes of the past: On his way to finding the secret of the universe, Burke takes us to the Buddhist tea ceremony, ties it to international spies and Lincoln's assassination."--Container.
"Photo finish: The Le Mans 24-hour race is the backdrop for linking photography and bullets, relativity and blimps."--Container.
"Separate ways: Two trails split over slavery in the 18th century. One leads to the Wild West and Brooklyn Bridge, the other coining...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Join best-selling author Steven Johnson to hear extraordinary stories behind remarkable ideas that made modern life possible, the unsung heroes who brought them about, and the unexpected and bizarre consequences each of these innovations triggered.
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