BREAKTHROUGH: THE IDEAS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

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The Telescope Look back in time to see how humans invented the telescope and used it to discover the universe.

The Airplane Take to the sky with those who inspired the Wright brothers to invent the first successful airplane.

The Robot Check out the history of robots and learn how they are fast becoming a part of everyday life.

The Car Go for a ride through the 9,000-year history of the ultimate freedom machine: the car.

The Rocket Blast off into history to see how rockets originated not in the sky, but in a cave in ancient China.

The Smartphone Dial in to the story of how Alexander Graham Bell’s invention became the smartphone as we know it.

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Atiya Frederick

Senior Director, Publicity, PBS