Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World

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.

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Status

Ended

Original Name

Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World

First Air Date

April 21, 2019

Last Air Date

May 26, 2019

Seasons

Episodes

Language

English

Production Companies

Bigger Bang BBC TV

Networks

PBS BBC Four

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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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