Six Degrees with Mike Rowe

Engineer Charles Bachman III created the first database management system with infrastructure that is now used to power the internet. Mike Rowe shows how this incredible technology began with hungry Civil War troops and a wartime cookbook.

When Chuck finds himself with a hangover, Mike Rowe has a cure that has roots in a geophysical contracting company and a 19th-Century carriage maker.

In 1797, a blacksmith invented the innovative cast-iron plow. Now, Mike Rowe traces the connection between the blacksmith's handy work and modern-day technology that makes online dating -- and falling in love -- possible.

When Eminem accepted his Record of the Year Grammy in 2001, he didn't consider thanking a volcano for his win but maybe he should have! Mike Rowe connects the dots between Eminem's success and a massive 1815 volcanic explosion.

Solar technology became all the rage after the grandson of a famous physicist flew around the world in a solar plane. Mike Rowe dives deeper into the story, revealing how mechanized production and a demand for whale oil led to this alternative energy.

Images from space are awe-inspiring but how are we able to capture them? Mike Rowe shows how an earthquake, a handshake and a ride on a garbage truck made these amazing, high-resolution photos from space possible.