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How We Got to Now

How We Got to Now (2014)

October. 08,2014

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How We Got to Now

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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How We Got to Now

2014

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 1 : 2014

6 Episode

Episode 1 - Clean

October. 08,2014

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.

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Episode 2 - Time

October. 15,2014

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.

Episode 3 - Glass

October. 22,2014

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.

Episode 4 - Light

October. 29,2014

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

Episode 5 - Cold

November. 05,2014

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.

Episode 6 - Sound

November. 12,2014

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.