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It was made by soaking cottonin nitric and sulfuric acid; a process, which the...

It was made by soaking cotton
in nitric and sulfuric acid; a process, which the inventor
assured them, was totally without risk

Full Transcript

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It was made by soaking cotton in nitric and sulfuric acid;
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a process, which the inventor assured them,
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was totally without risk.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
47
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:21
Uploaded
Jan 16, 2025
Season
1
Episode
9
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Frankfurter Filmwerkstatt

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Movie Summary

Follow James Burke through the history of science and technology in this collection of 10 1-hour episodes, starting with "The Trigger Effect."
S01 • E08 The kind of air that comes off rotting vegetation, - Connections 00:21
The kind of air that comes off rotting vegetation,
S01 • E09 The scene: a Colorado saloon; - Connections 00:27
The scene: a Colorado saloon;
S01 • E06 This is the standard view of the industrial revolution: - Connections 00:08
This is the standard view of the industrial revolution:
S01 • E02 But lightning got taken really seriously - Connections 00:07
But lightning got taken really seriously
S01 • E06 But although these machines slammed the world into the industrial age -- - Connections 00:11
But although these machines slammed the world into the indus...
S01 • E09 At first, he and his ball seemed harmless enough; - Connections 00:11
At first, he and his ball seemed harmless enough;
S01 • E06 Steam power began by changing the shape of the countryside - Connections 00:22
Steam power began by changing the shape of the countryside
S01 • E09 Suddenly, it made the kind of noise you never made - Connections 00:13
Suddenly, it made the kind of noise you never made
S01 • E04 Thanks to Aldus, and the venetian printing presses, - Connections 00:14
Thanks to Aldus, and the venetian printing presses,
S01 • E07 Can't think why this piece isn't better known - Connections 00:08
Can't think why this piece isn't better known
S01 • E09 Okay, so far in this final buildup - Connections 00:24
Okay, so far in this final buildup
S01 • E04 Aldus Manutius was laid to rest with his books heaped around him - Connections 00:25
Aldus Manutius was laid to rest with his books heaped around...
S01 • E07 Well, back to the story; one of the germans' - Connections 00:14
Well, back to the story; one of the germans'
S01 • E09 The officer was teaching ballistic theory to army cadets - Connections 00:32
The officer was teaching ballistic theory to army cadets
S01 • E07 And, if this program's giving you a headache, - Connections 00:17
And, if this program's giving you a headache,
S01 • E02 Going up on a balloon makes you feel like doing - Connections 00:05
Going up on a balloon makes you feel like doing
S01 • E08 As far as Gorrie was concerned, - Connections 00:06
As far as Gorrie was concerned,
S01 • E08 So, Gorrie set up a chilly fever room, - Connections 00:06
So, Gorrie set up a chilly fever room,
S01 • E09 It attracted the attention of one of three - Connections 00:07
It attracted the attention of one of three
S01 • E09 The experiment took place at the Union Park Race course - Connections 00:05
The experiment took place at the Union Park Race course