Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World
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Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World

★ 7.8/10 TMDB Premiered 2019-04-21 1 season 6 eps

Take a mind-blowing journey through human history, told through six iconic objects that modern people take for granted, and see how science, invention and technology built on one another to change everything.

Last Episode Aired 2019-05-26
S1E6 — The Smartphone

Dial in to the fascinating history of the smartphone, from its roots in Morse Code to 2007, when Apple unveiled the first-ever iPhone. Plus, see how the next generation of smartphones will allow us to communicate through them just by thinking.

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Jim Al-Khalili
Jim Al-Khalili
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Patrick Stewart
Patrick Stewart
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