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Connections

This computerruns a planetarium, and so it handles, as a matterof simple routine, the...

This computer
runs a planetarium, and so it handles, as a matter
of simple routine, the universe,
as far forward in time as you like, or back. How would you like
the beginning of everything?

Full Transcript

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This computer runs a planetarium,
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and so it handles, as a matter of simple routine,
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the universe, as far forward in time
00:00:08.213 --> 00:00:09.466
as you like, or back.
00:00:09.601 --> 00:00:12.297
How would you like the beginning of everything?
Duration
13 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:02
Uploaded
Jan 16, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
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 • E07 You see, if you're sitting drinking coffee - Connections 00:20
You see, if you're sitting drinking coffee
S01 • E05 Or, here's one full turn of the Earth, tomorrow in 15 seconds. - Connections 00:07
Or, here's one full turn of the Earth, tomorrow in 15 s...
S01 • E10 This bomber stands for the interdependent world - Connections 00:13
This bomber stands for the interdependent world
S01 • E08 The big spenders in question - Connections 00:10
The big spenders in question
S01 • E06 And the incredible thing is, it started here, - Connections 00:08
And the incredible thing is, it started here,
S01 • E07 De Liefde made the dutch rich because it took imports - Connections 00:11
De Liefde made the dutch rich because it took imports
S01 • E08 The third duke kept four mistresses in every castle, - Connections 00:10
The third duke kept four mistresses in every castle,
S01 • E07 This little ship went over very big with everybody, except the english. - Connections 00:17
This little ship went over very big with everybody, except t...
S01 • E07 They found a way to share the cost of sending out ships - Connections 00:25
They found a way to share the cost of sending out ships
S01 • E09 It was an italian idea, - Connections 00:18
It was an italian idea,
S01 • E04 The great thing about these wheels was that they were easy to make, - Connections 00:12
The great thing about these wheels was that they were easy t...
S01 • E08 Now, the swiss economy; timber and a bit of dairy produce, - Connections 00:11
Now, the swiss economy; timber and a bit of dairy produce,
S01 • E08 Waiting for him in the woods, was a swiss secret weapon. - Connections 00:17
Waiting for him in the woods, was a swiss secret weapon.
S01 • E03 The other reason had to do with the prizes you won. - Connections 00:20
The other reason had to do with the prizes you won.
S01 • E02 The newly arrived Arab pirates gave one simple order: - Connections 00:13
The newly arrived Arab pirates gave one simple order:
S01 • E08 And, what could a few swiss pikes do against that? - Connections 00:09
And, what could a few swiss pikes do against that?
S01 • E02 It became clear to even the dumbest merchant - Connections 00:16
It became clear to even the dumbest merchant
S01 • E07 The plan was to offer the american colonists - Connections 00:25
The plan was to offer the american colonists
S01 • E08 Charles' army was routed. - Connections 00:09
Charles' army was routed.
S01 • E08 It was how the swiss used the pike that did it; - Connections 00:23
It was how the swiss used the pike that did it;