| Description |
5 videodiscs (104 min. each) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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BBC classics.
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| System Details |
DVD. |
| Language |
Closed captioned. |
| Note |
Videodisc release of the 1996 British television production. |
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Title from container. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Summary |
James Burke presents science as a detective story, illustrating the connections between events of the past and inventions of the future. Burke tracks through twelve thousand years of history for the clues that lead to eight great life-changing inventions-- the atom bomb, telecommunications, the computer, the production line, jet aircraft, plastics, rocketry and television. |
| Contents |
disc 1. v. 1. The trigger effect ; v. 2. Death in the morning -- disc 2. v. 3. Distant voices ; v. 4. Faith in numbers -- disc 3. v. 5. The wheel of fortune ; v. 6. Thunder in the skies -- disc 4. v. 7. The long chain ; v. 8. Eat, drink, and be merry -- disc 5. v. 9. Countdown ; v. 10 Yesterday, tomorrow, and you. |
| Subject |
Technology and civilization -- Videodiscs.
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Technology -- History -- Videodiscs.
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Inventions -- Videodiscs.
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Inventions -- History -- Videodiscs.
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Civilization, Modern -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Documentary television programs Great Britain.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Burke, James, 1936-
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Jackson, Mick.
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Kennard, David.
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British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
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Time-Life Films.
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Ambrose Video Publishing.
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| Added Title |
Connections one |
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