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How We Got to Now

How We Got to Now

★ 7.9/10•2014•Documentary
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How We Got To Now with Steven Johnson is a six part documentary series that reveals the story behind the remarkable ideas that made modern life possible; the unsung heroes that brought them into the world – and the unexpected and bizarre consequences each of these innovations has triggered.

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LanguageEN
First Air DateOct 8, 2014

Episodes

Episode 1 - CleanE160m

Clean

Dirty water is transformed with a series of innovations - Chicago builds America's first sewer system, and Jersey City makes water safe for drinking (and bikinis). Manufacturing is transformed with the elimination of dust.

Oct 8, 2014

Episode 2 - TimeE260m

Time

With no natural light, submarines re-invent the workday. Frustrated with hundreds of local time zones, a railroad clerk fights to standardize time. Navigation, travel, and technology advances result from unrecognized contributions to time.

Oct 15, 2014

Episode 3 - GlassE360m

Glass

The invention of the mirror gives rise to the Renaissamce; glass lenses reveal worlds within worlds worlds; glass is essential; for communication in the deep ocean; glass lens allows millions to watch a man walk on the moon.

Oct 22, 2014

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Light

The pioneers of light; Edison's light bulb; a French scientist accidentally discovers a neon light.

Oct 29, 2014

Episode 5 - ColdE560m

Cold

Ice delivery becomes big business, the father of frozen foods, Clarence Birdseye, and his vision for the future, and penguins who live in the desert.

Nov 5, 2014

Episode 6 - SoundE660m

Sound

30,000 year old traces of a desire to record sound are located in caves, how radio influenced the civil rights movement, the weapon that laid the ground work for today's mobile phones, and the role of the ultrasound in modern medicine.

Nov 12, 2014

Actors

Steven Johnson

Steven Johnson

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