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This is the short story of one Wilhelm Kress

This is the short storyof one Wilhelm Kress -- short because he didn't last long. He was a...

Connections • S01E06 • 1978

This is the short story
of one Wilhelm Kress -- short because he didn't last long. He was a piano maker,
who gave up tickling the ivories in favour of designing a new
terror weapon for the Austrian navy. Took the idea to Vienna
and sold it to the Emperor, in spite of the fact that Austria
didn't actually have a navy at the time

Full Transcript

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This is the short story of one Wilhelm Kress --

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short because he didn't last long.

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He was a piano maker, who gave up tickling the ivories

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in favour of designing a new terror weapon for the Austrian navy.

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Took the idea to Vienna and sold it to the Emperor,

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in spite of the fact that Austria didn't actually have a navy at the time.

Duration

20 seconds

Views

51

Timestamp in Movie

00:45:44

Uploaded

Jan 16, 2025

Season

1

Episode

6

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."