Every time we switch on a light or boil a kettle we rely on power - but most people don't stop to think about the inventions and discoveries that allow us to live the way we do. In an exciting new four-part series for BBC Two, The Genius of Invention reveals the fascinating chain of events behind inventions that make everyday life possible.
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Behind every great genius was a great rival - an unstoppable adversary whose incredible vision, dete...
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Anchored by a rare interview, this docuseries details Ted Kaczynski's path from a young intellectual...
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James May takes a look at some of the greatest developments of the 20th century.
Sir David Jason explores his favourite great British inventions and discovers how and why they were ...
Explores the scientific, social, economic and environmental consequences of supposedly time-saving i...
Ancient Inventions was a BBC historical documentary series released in 1998. It was presented by ex-...
Japanese inventions are used and loved around the world. Through interviews and reenactments, go beh...
Follow Matt Hunter and Jeremy MacPherson as they dig up original patent designs from history’s lost ...
The UK's leading inventors create ingenious new solutions to every-day problems and build life-chang...
Smartest Guy in the Room pits geniuses with 140+ IQs against one another as they compete in challeng...
David Biello, energy and environment editor at Scientific American magazine, walks viewers through a...