5 videodiscs (104 min. each) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
System Details
DVD.
Language
"English subtitles."
Performer
Host, James Burke.
Credits
Writer/producer, James Burke; director, John Black.
Note
Title from container.
Videodisc release of the 1996 British television production.
For specific features see interactive menu.
Summary
Explores the origins and effects of those inventions that shape our modern world.
Contents
Disc 1. Feedback ; What's in a name? -- Disc 2. Drop the apple ; An invisible object. -- Disc 3. Life is no picnic ; Elementary stuff. -- Disc 4. A special place ; Fire from the sky. -- Disc 5. Hit the water ; In touch.