Using archive and interviews with historians and scientists, this episode of Great Inventions tracks the fascinating evolution of the subway system.
S1 E1: Subway Systems
S1 E2: Suspension Bridges
Specialists in engineering, design and physics alongside rarely seen footage tell the story of the suspension bridge - an engineering marvel.
S1 E4: Sewers
We live in a world that our ancestors would barely recognize. Around the globe, landscapes are re-formed, hostile environments tamed at speeds, depths and heights would leave our forebearers breathless.
S1 E5: Cars
A selection of scientists, historians, and archive footage describe how this transformative machine came to be, its impact our lives.
S1 E6: Episode 6
S1 E7: The X-Ray
How X-rays transformed our understanding of this world and beyond.
S1 E8: Satellites
From Cold War beginnings to today's communications, few inventions have impacted our lives as much as satellites.
S1 E9: Jet Engines
We look at the advent of jets in the 1960s, the jumbo jet and mass travel in the 1970s, and the development of jet engines by both sides in the Cold War.
S1 E10: Computer Games
Experts from the worlds of TV, engineering, medicine and psychology the thrilling origin story of computer games and their impact on the world.
S1 E12: Episode 12
S1 E19: Tin Can
Tin Cans: Their invention has revolutionized the supply of food.
S1 E22: Crash Test Dummies
As vehicles get faster, humans are being exposed to increasingly deadly forces, but one invention is fighting for our safety, the crash test dummy.
S1 E26: Industrial Robots
Working away behind the scenes, our planet has been transformed by industrial robots.
S1 E27: Cruise Ships
Cruise ships are a huge modern industry, worth billions and enjoyed by millions.
S1 E28: Concrete
Concrete is found everywhere, without it our world wouldn't exist!
S1 E30: The Fridge
This is the past, present and future of the refrigerator.
S1 E31: Retaining Dams
The Great Inventions episode 'Retaining Dams' deals with giants built by humans.
S1 E32: Prosthetics
A documentary about the fantastic invention history of prosthetics.
S1 E35: Glass
From a dull pearl to a high-tech material. A historical documentary about glass.
S15 E4: Sewers
Using archive and expert interviews this episode of Great Inventions explores the fascinating evolution of sewers and the flush toilet
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