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How We Got to Now

7.9(10)
First Aired:October 8, 2014
Seasons:1 season
Episodes:6
Status:Ended

How We Got To Now with Steven Johnson is a six part documentary series that reveals the story behind the remarkable ideas that made modern life possible; the unsung heroes that brought them into the world – and the unexpected and bizarre consequences each of these innovations has triggered.

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Steven Johnson

Steven Johnson

Seasons

Clean

E1Clean

60m

Oct 8, 2014

Dirty water is transformed with a series of innovations - Chicago builds America's first sewer system, and Jersey City makes water safe for drinking (and bikinis). Manufacturing is transformed with the elimination of dust.

Time

E2Time

60m

Oct 15, 2014

With no natural light, submarines re-invent the workday. Frustrated with hundreds of local time zones, a railroad clerk fights to standardize time. Navigation, travel, and technology advances result from unrecognized contributions to time.

Glass

E3Glass

60m

Oct 22, 2014

The invention of the mirror gives rise to the Renaissamce; glass lenses reveal worlds within worlds worlds; glass is essential; for communication in the deep ocean; glass lens allows millions to watch a man walk on the moon.

E4Light

60m

Oct 29, 2014

The pioneers of light; Edison's light bulb; a French scientist accidentally discovers a neon light.

Cold

E5Cold

60m

Nov 5, 2014

Ice delivery becomes big business, the father of frozen foods, Clarence Birdseye, and his vision for the future, and penguins who live in the desert.

Sound

E6Sound

60m

Nov 12, 2014

30,000 year old traces of a desire to record sound are located in caves, how radio influenced the civil rights movement, the weapon that laid the ground work for today's mobile phones, and the role of the ultrasound in modern medicine.

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How We Got To Now with Steven Johnson is a six part documentary series that reveals the story behind the remarkable ideas that made modern life possible; the unsung heroes that brought them into the world – and the unexpected and bizarre consequences each of these innovations has triggered.

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