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How We Got to Now

 (2014)

Streaming Episode Guide

Season 1
7.9
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Season 1  
7.9
Sound
Episode 6 - 11-12-2014
55m
30,000 year old traces of a desire to record sound are located in caves, how radio influenced the civil rights movement, the weapon that laid the ground work for today's mobile phones, and the role of the ultrasound in modern medicine.
 7.7/10
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Cold
Episode 5 - 11-05-2014
55m
Ice delivery becomes big business, the father of frozen foods, Clarence Birdseye, and his vision for the future, and penguins who live in the desert.
 8/10
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Light
Episode 4 - 10-29-2014
55m
The pioneers of light; Edison's light bulb; a French scientist accidentally discovers a neon light.
 7.7/10
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Glass
Episode 3 - 10-22-2014
55m
The invention of the mirror gives rise to the Renaissamce; glass lenses reveal worlds within worlds worlds; glass is essential; for communication in the deep ocean; glass lens allows millions to watch a man walk on the moon.
 8.1/10
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Time
Episode 2 - 10-15-2014
55m
With no natural light, submarines re-invent the workday. Frustrated with hundreds of local time zones, a railroad clerk fights to standardize time. Navigation, travel, and technology advances result from unrecognized contributions to time.
 7.9/10
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Clean
Episode 1 - 10-08-2014
55m
Dirty water is transformed with a series of innovations - Chicago builds America's first sewer system, and Jersey City makes water safe for drinking (and bikinis). Manufacturing is transformed with the elimination of dust.
 8/10
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Glass
Episode 3 - 10-22-2014
55m
The invention of the mirror gives rise to the Renaissamce; glass lenses reveal worlds within worlds worlds; glass is essential; for communication in the deep ocean; glass lens allows millions to watch a man walk on the moon.
 8.1/10
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Clean
Episode 1 - 10-08-2014
55m
Dirty water is transformed with a series of innovations - Chicago builds America's first sewer system, and Jersey City makes water safe for drinking (and bikinis). Manufacturing is transformed with the elimination of dust.
 8/10
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Clean
Cold
Episode 5 - 11-05-2014
55m
Ice delivery becomes big business, the father of frozen foods, Clarence Birdseye, and his vision for the future, and penguins who live in the desert.
 8/10
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Time
Episode 2 - 10-15-2014
55m
With no natural light, submarines re-invent the workday. Frustrated with hundreds of local time zones, a railroad clerk fights to standardize time. Navigation, travel, and technology advances result from unrecognized contributions to time.
 7.9/10
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Light
Episode 4 - 10-29-2014
55m
The pioneers of light; Edison's light bulb; a French scientist accidentally discovers a neon light.
 7.7/10
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