Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World
Director: Ben Harding
Producer: Tim Green
20191 seasons · 6 episodes6 votes7.8
Documentary
Overview
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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S1.E1 · April 21, 2019
The Telescope
9.0Meet the brilliant minds throughout history, from Galileo to Edwin Hubble, responsible for creating the telescope. Today, their invention allows humanity to reach the furthest limits of seeing 13 billion light-years out.
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