Breakthrough : the ideas that changed the world

Harding, Ben (Documentary filmmaker), (television director.). Riley, Chris, (director,, television director.). Mizelas, Stephen, (television director.). Williams, Nathan (Documentary filmmaker), (television director.). Sharman, Nat, (television director.). Smith, Sean, 1961- (television director.). Green, Tim (Television producer and director), (television producer.). Stewart, Patrick, 1940- (narrator.). Bigger Bang Productions, (production company.). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), (production company,, publisher.).

Summary: Take a mind-blowing journey through human history, told through six iconic objects: the car, the airplane, the smartphone, the rocket, the robot, and the telescope.

Item details

ISBN: 9781531710194
ISBN: 1531710190
Physical Description: videodisc
2 videodiscs (approximately 5 hr., 30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen.
Publisher: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2019]
Distributor: [Arlington, Virginia] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2019]
Copyright: ©2019

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Widescreen. Documentary. Program content: ©2019.
Formatted Contents Note:	The telescope -- The airplane -- The robot -- The car -- The rocket -- The smartphone.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Directors, Ben Harding, Chris Riley, Stephen Mizelas, Nathan Williams, Nat Sharman, Sean Smith ; producer, Tim Green.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrator, Patrick Stewart.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Originally broadcast by PBS Apr. 17-May 22, 2019.
System Details Note:	DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation; stereo.
Language Note:	In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).