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Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World (2019)
7.81h 0mDocumentary
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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A high-signal pick with 6 votes.
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S1 · 0/6 watchedDirector: Iain Riddick
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Jim Al-Khalili
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Patrick Stewart
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