Inventions that Shook the World

The 1940s (1x5)

Air date: Jan 01, 2011

It was a decade of big bands and big bangs. During the Second World War, the 1940s bring us some of the greatest inventions of all time. And in the peaceful years that followed, all that inventing know-how would carry on in ways we never imagined. Featured inventions: The Jet Engine The Computer The Microwave Oven Kitty Litter The Crash Test Dummy