Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World

Season 12019

Take a mind-blowing journey through human history, told through six iconic objects that modern people take for granted, and see how science, invention and technology built on one another to change everything.

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6 Episodes

E01 The Telescope

Meet the brilliant minds throughout history, from Galileo to Edwin Hubble, responsible for creating the telescope. Today, their invention allows humanity to reach the furthest limits of seeing 13 billion light-years out.

April 21, 2019

E02 The Airplane

Take to the sky with the dreamers whose work gave humans the ability to fly. From Leonardo da Vinci's "flying machines" to the modern commercial plane, without these inventions, we may have never left the ground.

April 28, 2019

E03 The Robot

Learn how robots were first conceptualized in ancient Rome and see how their use has evolved over the centuries, from the calculator to the Roomba. Then, take a sneak peek at what future robots will be able to do.

May 5, 2019

E04 The Car

Go for a ride through the 9,000-year history of the car, from its roots in dogsleds to Henry Ford's affordable and assembly line-built Model T, and meet the scientists working on the next generation of self-driving automobiles.

May 12, 2019

E05 The Rocket

Learn the explosive history of the rocket, from its origin in ancient China, to its use as a weapon of war, to how adding hydrogen allowed it to carry astronauts all the way to the moon.

May 19, 2019

E06 The Smartphone

Dial in to the fascinating history of the smartphone, from its roots in Morse Code to 2007, when Apple unveiled the first-ever iPhone. Plus, see how the next generation of smartphones will allow us to communicate through them just by thinking.

May 26, 2019

Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World

E01 The Telescope

E02 The Airplane

E03 The Robot

E04 The Car

E05 The Rocket

E06 The Smartphone

Justice League

Fred: The Show

The Brady Bunch

The Message

Dinotopia

MasterChef Brasil

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

Ex on the Beach: Double Dutch

Clerks

Engineering Catastrophes

America's Next Top Model

Better Call Saul

Once Upon a Time… Space

Dynasty

North & South

Kourtney and Kim Take New York

V

The Job

Fortitude

Mission: Impossible

E01 The Telescope

E02 The Airplane

E03 The Robot

E04 The Car

E05 The Rocket

E06 The Smartphone