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Connections, an alternative view of change, a BBC TV/Time Life co-production ; written and produced by James Burke ; produced by Mick Jackson and David Kennard

Label
Connections, an alternative view of change, a BBC TV/Time Life co-production ; written and produced by James Burke ; produced by Mick Jackson and David Kennard
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Connections
Medium
videorecording
Oclc number
48788178
Responsibility statement
a BBC TV/Time Life co-production ; written and produced by James Burke ; produced by Mick Jackson and David Kennard
Runtime
520
Sub title
an alternative view of change
Summary
Tracking through 12,000 years of history in the Middle East, Europe, and the United States, James Burke shows how past events and technologies led to modern inventions, such as the atomic bomb, engines, electric lamps, telecommunications, the computer, refrigeration, the production line, jets, plastics, rocketry, and movies
Table Of Contents
Vol. 1. The trigger effect -- Vol. 2. Death in the morning -- Vol. 3. Distance voices -- Vol. 4. Faith in numbers -- Vol. 5. The wheel of fortune -- Vol. 6. Thunder in the skies -- Vol. 7. The long chain. -- Vol. 8. Eat, drink, and be merry -- Vol. 9. Countdown -- Vol. 10. Yesterday, tomorrow, and you
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
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