Inventions that Shook the World

  • Premiered: Jan 2011
  • Episodes: 10
  • Followers: 2
  • Ended
  • Discovery Channel (CA)
  • Unknown
  • Documentary History

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Season 1
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The 1900s
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Jan 01, 2011
The decade that kicked off the 20th Century was responsible for two inventions that helped define the next 100 years. The airplane and the radio set the planet on a course to becoming .. show full overview
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The 1910s
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Jan 01, 2011
The decade saw The Great War, The Flu Epidemic and the Titanic disaster. Ten years into the 20th Century and the world is grappling with some serious growing pains. In a decade racked by .. show full overview
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The 1920s
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Jan 01, 2011
The roaring '20s marked a decade of unprecedented prosperity. It's no wonder the inventions that defined the 1920s are all about entertainment and convenience. Motion picture and .. show full overview
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The 1930s
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Jan 01, 2011
In a decade dominated by the Great Depression, the inventors of the 1930s are desperately trying to make a living. They come up with some simple yet ingenious inventions that are still .. show full overview
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The 1940s
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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 .. show full overview
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The 1950s
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Jan 01, 2011
Welcome to the decade of Rock 'n Roll, drive-ins and McCarthyism. An America flush with cash and terrified of the "Red Menace" defines the inventions of the 1950s. Featured .. show full overview
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The 1960s
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Jan 01, 2011
The inventions of the 1960s were all about transforming science fiction into fact. Robots, satellites and a trip to the moon help make what was once only fantasy, become a .. show full overview
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The 1970s
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Jan 01, 2011
This decade is best remembered for disco and Watergate. But with inventions like the cell phone and the digital camera, the 1970s mark the beginning of the digital age .. show full overview
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The 1980s
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Jan 01, 2011
It's the decade of Ronald Reagan and Margret Thatcher; cold war and glasnost; big beats, big hair and fashions that seemed like a good idea at the time. The inventions of the 1980s have .. show full overview
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The 1990s
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Jan 01, 2011
The last decade of the 20th Century sets us on course for the next 100 years. With inventions like Global Positioning Satellites and The Hubble Space Telescope, the inventions of the .. show full overview

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