The alarm clock. The personal computer. The smartphone. The radio. You know the greatest gadgets of all time (and you’ve probably owned most of them), but which has changed the world more than any other? To make our list of 101, a gadget had to be something you could hold in your hands, mechanical or electronic, and a mass-produced personal item. The rest was up to the judges. Check out our selections.
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells the story of Alfred Nobel, who invented dynamite, and...
The amazing story of the animograph, a machine created in France in the sixties by the cartoonist an...
Parfenov's documentary is about a brilliant scientist and engineer, born in Russia, but only known o...
This short film celebrates the hard work, tenacity, and ingenuity of inventors. Highlighted are some...
A collection of restored prints from the Lumière Brothers.
Trees talk, know family ties and care for their young? Is this too fantastic to be true? German fore...
Neuroscientist David Eagleman taps into the creative process of various inventors, while exploring b...
Taking stock of the extraordinary adventure of "Pif Gadget", a French publishing phenomenon of the 1...
Chemical engineer and inventor Maria Telkes worked for nearly 50 years to harness the power of the s...
The story of Dr. George Washington Carver (1864-1943), black educator and horticulturist. He is perh...
BBC Two takes us inside the world's biggest invention time capsule - the Science Museum vaults - and...
Since the invention of the automobile, women have distinguished themselves by their daring: the hist...
1932 Documentary showcasing the Ford V8 engine.
Two losers from Milwaukee, Coop and Remer, invent a new game combining basketball with the rules of ...
A chemist and his assistant make a groundbreaking discovery. They manage to make butter directly fro...
Two Russian craftsmen, slightly warmed up by a game of chess, where instead of pieces there are glas...
A lab accident gives a beagle named Shoeshine some serious superpowers -- a secret that the dog even...
A scientist invents a filter that can increase the power of a laser beam, turning it into a death ra...
A team of special agents discovers a revolutionary new computer program to bait and trap online pred...