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.
The story of Dr. George Washington Carver (1864-1943), black educator and horticulturist. He is perh...
Taking stock of the extraordinary adventure of "Pif Gadget", a French publishing phenomenon of the 1...
Neuroscientist David Eagleman taps into the creative process of various inventors, while exploring b...
Trees talk, know family ties and care for their young? Is this too fantastic to be true? German fore...
The amazing story of the animograph, a machine created in France in the sixties by the cartoonist an...
1932 Documentary showcasing the Ford V8 engine.
Chemical engineer and inventor Maria Telkes worked for nearly 50 years to harness the power of the s...
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells the story of Alfred Nobel, who invented dynamite, and...
Parfenov's documentary is about a brilliant scientist and engineer, born in Russia, but only known o...
BBC Two takes us inside the world's biggest invention time capsule - the Science Museum vaults - and...
This short film celebrates the hard work, tenacity, and ingenuity of inventors. Highlighted are some...
A scientist invents a filter that can increase the power of a laser beam, turning it into a death ra...
In 2043, Frank and Xaver have only one big problem with their jobs at a patent office, their boss Dr...
Dr. Ernst Grood , having already dominated the planet Ergro, now intends to take over the control of...
A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by ...
A lab accident gives a beagle named Shoeshine some serious superpowers -- a secret that the dog even...
Two losers from Milwaukee, Coop and Remer, invent a new game playing basketball, using baseball rule...
An eccentric East German inventor and defector travels to Los Angeles, California to sell a prototyp...
Jobless inventor Justus begins to help people to become happy together with a homeless girl named Be...