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.

Wed, Jan 28	2:00 P.M.	The Telescope NH World (11.3) Meet the brilliant minds throughout history, from Galileo to Edwin Hubble, responsible for creating the telescope.
Wed, Jan 28	3:00 P.M.	The Airplane NH World (11.3) Take to the sky with the dreamers whose work gave humans the ability to fly.
Wed, Jan 28	4:00 P.M.	The Robot NH World (11.3) Learn how robots were first conceptualized in ancient Rome and see how their use has evolved over the centuries, from the calculator to the Roomba.
Thu, Jan 29	2:00 P.M.	The Car NH World (11.3) Go for a ride through the 9,000-year history of the car, from its roots in dogsleds to Henry Ford's affordable and assembly line-built Model T, and meet the scientists working on the next generation of self-driving automobiles.
Thu, Jan 29	3:00 P.M.	The Rocket NH World (11.3) Learn the explosive history of the rocket, from its origin in ancient China, to its use as a weapon of war, to how adding hydrogen allowed it to carry astronauts all the way to the moon.
Thu, Jan 29	4:00 P.M.	The Smartphone NH World (11.3) Dial in to the fascinating history of the smartphone, from its roots in Morse Code to 2007, when Apple unveiled the first-ever iPhone.