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Then you'd probably enjoy watching two TV series by James Burke: Connections and The Day the Universe Changed. They explore the driving forces behind many of t
by randcraw 10y ago
Then you'd probably enjoy watching two TV series by James Burke: Connections and The Day the Universe Changed. They explore the driving forces behind many of the major technical inventions in the past 800 years -- how the status quo created a void that invention arose to fill.
The videos may look a bit dated now, but the content is amazing and Burke is terriffic.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Burke_(science_historian) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Burke_(science_historian...
- HeyLaughingBoy 10y agoEvery time I think about this series that used to air on TLC I just get so depressed at what TLC has become. It once really was The Learning Channel
- digi_owl 10y agoCommercial television for you.
- diamondo25 10y agoI was confused on why there were funniest home videos on National Geographic, too...
- digi_owl 10y agoI recall running into those on late night BBC sat broadcasts. The best part is perhaps Burke himself, and his very very British presentation style.