Origins
Origins: The History of Everything explores the remarkable origin of hundreds of the world's most influential and important inventions, natural objects, products, games, and ideas from technology, sports, medicine, business and more.
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Episodes
- 1 1. The Helicopter, Scuba, & Space Travel · 19mThree technologies that gave us the opportunity to go where we had never gone before.
- 2 2. The Bow and Arrow, Gun, & Atomic Bomb · 19mThree weapons that led to the rise and fall of empires.
- 3 3. Anesthesia, Antibiotics, & Organ Transplants · 19mThree life-saving medical marvels that revolutionized treatment and expanded the limits of medicine.
- 4 4. The Telescope, X-Ray, & Electron Microscope · 19mThree feats of invention that revealed the world beyond and within in almost unthinkable detail.
- 5 5. Trains, Cars, & Airplanes · 19mThree revolutionary modes of transportation that forever altered the way we live, work, and play.
- 6 6. The Seismograph, Radar, & Satellite · 19mThree life-saving technologies for forecasting danger, helping us predict and endure some of the most deadly phenomena on Earth.
- 7 7. Skydiving, Mountaineering, & Running · 19mThree physical challenges that suggest the human body, combined with mental determination, is truly limitless.
- 8 8. Fire, Matches, & Dynamite · 19mMan's ways of harnessing one of Mother Nature's most crucial elements.
- 9 9. Three Manmade Marvels: The Great Pyramid, the Moai, & the Burj Khaifa · 19mThree man made marvels, ancient to modern, that showcase the incredible breadth of human imagination and man's mastery of engineering.
- 10 10. City Makers: Skyscrapers, Subways, & City Parks · 19mThree advancements to the urban landscape that made modern city living possible.
- 11 11. The Control of Nature: Dams, Highways, & Canals · 19mThree ways mankind has reshaped earth to overcome boundaries to commerce, travel, and development.
- 12 12. The Horse, Bicycle, & Motorcycle · 19mThree modes of solitary transportation that gave us freedom and adventure.
- 13 13. Samurai, Knights, & Special Forces · 19mThree fighters throughout history who have defended and advanced power.
- 14 14. Tank, Combat Aircraft, & Military Drone · 19mThree war machines that changed the face of modern warfare forever.
- 15 15. Writing, Libraries, & Internet · 19mThree ways for leaving a legacy, for the future.
- 16 16. Monarchy, Democracy, & Communism · 19mThree forms of government and the struggle for nations to define themselves.
- 17 17. Submarines, Battleships, & Armadas · 19mThree revolutionary war vessels and the pursuit of naval supremacy.
- 18 18. Painting, Photography, & Motion Pictures · 19mThree powerful mediums, and the men who struggled to reflect our world back at us.
- 19 19. Dentists, Eye Doctors, & Psychology and Psychiatry · 19mThree fields of medicine that preserve the health of body and mind.
- 20 20. Gods, Ghosts, & UFO's · 19mThree ways that man experiences the unknown.
- 21 21. Plagues, Economic Collapse, & Nuclear War · 19mThree paths to destruction that are side effects of civilization.
- 22 22. Fishing, Farming, & Animal Farms · 19mThree ways we exploit earth's resources to feed ourselves.
- 25 25. Exploration, Mapping, & Exploring Space · 19mThree movements to discover where we are.
- 26 26. Mining, Steel, & Oil · 19mThree ways in which man harvests the world's natural resources.
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