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.
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...
Taking stock of the extraordinary adventure of "Pif Gadget", a French publishing phenomenon of the 1...
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells the story of Alfred Nobel, who invented dynamite, and...
Chemical engineer and inventor Maria Telkes worked for nearly 50 years to harness the power of the s...
A collection of restored prints from the Lumière Brothers.
Neuroscientist David Eagleman taps into the creative process of various inventors, while exploring b...
BBC Two takes us inside the world's biggest invention time capsule - the Science Museum vaults - and...
Parfenov's documentary is about a brilliant scientist and engineer, born in Russia, but only known o...
The story of Dr. George Washington Carver (1864-1943), black educator and horticulturist. He is perh...
This short film celebrates the hard work, tenacity, and ingenuity of inventors. Highlighted are some...
1932 Documentary showcasing the Ford V8 engine.
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...
The nefarious Dr. Fu Manchu searches for the keys to the tomb of Genghis Khan, in order to fulfill a...
In 2043, Frank and Xaver have only one big problem with their jobs at a patent office, their boss Dr...
A chemist and his assistant make a groundbreaking discovery. They manage to make butter directly fro...
A fugitive couple goes on a glamorous and sometimes deadly adventure where nothing and no one – even...
Robot Johnny 5 moves to the city to help his friend Ben Jahrvi with his toy manufacturing enterprise...