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The thing that surprises us, in the West
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The thing that surprises us,in the West, because we use everythingwe can get hold of to...

The thing that surprises us,
in the West, because we use everything
we can get hold of to cause change to happen, is that the Chinese had so much
and changed so little

Full Transcript

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The thing that surprises us, in the West,
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because we use everything we can get hold of
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to cause change to happen,
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is that the Chinese had so much and changed so little.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
39
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:48
Uploaded
Jan 16, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 • E09 These are the docks at the quiet littlee kentish town - Connections 00:13
These are the docks at the quiet littlee kentish town
S01 • E09 It was made by soaking cotton in nitric and sulfuric acid; - Connections 00:10
It was made by soaking cotton in nitric and sulfuric acid;
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,