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You know, consideringthe amazing thing that this helped give birth to,Wilson's machine is...

You know, considering
the amazing thing that this helped give birth to,
Wilson's machine is really a rather
unimpressive looking object. And although you'd expect to
find it in the weather section, you know, because of the glory
business and all that, that's not where they put it. Usually, the first thing you see is what the machine actually did. Take a look in here. See those tiny cloud formations?

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You know, considering the amazing thing
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that this helped give birth to, Wilson's machine
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is really a rather unimpressive looking object.
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And although you'd expect to find it in the weather section,
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you know, because of the glory business and all that,
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that's not where they put it.
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Usually, the first thing you see
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is what the machine actually did.
00:00:21.687 --> 00:00:25.023
Take a look in here.
00:00:25.124 --> 00:00:28.159
See those tiny cloud formations?
Duration
29 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:53
Uploaded
Jan 16, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 What happens next has to do with the drinking habits - Connections 00:19
What happens next has to do with the drinking habits
S01 • E08 Hundreds of thousands of people come here - Connections 00:24
Hundreds of thousands of people come here
S01 • E07 When the monorail opened in 1900, - Connections 00:17
When the monorail opened in 1900,
S01 • E03 A fat German investigator called Housing - Connections 00:10
A fat German investigator called Housing
S01 • E07 How could poor old Dundonald all those years before, - Connections 00:08
How could poor old Dundonald all those years before,
S01 • E03 A flamboyant french friar called Knowles, - Connections 00:17
A flamboyant french friar called Knowles,
S01 • E01 And then, just when you think you've got the measure of Karnak, - Connections 00:16
And then, just when you think you've got the measure of...
S01 • E03 Well, it seemed obvious that electricity was good for you, - Connections 00:25
Well, it seemed obvious that electricity was good for you,
S01 • E04 It took only a few hours to be accepted or rejected, - Connections 00:26
It took only a few hours to be accepted or rejected,
S01 • E10 But once you start, can you stop?, - Connections 00:12
But once you start, can you stop?,
S01 • E01 Karnak was the first great statement - Connections 00:21
Karnak was the first great statement
S01 • E06 I said Daimler got a head start -- - Connections 00:12
I said Daimler got a head start --
S01 • E01 But, what it took the pharaohs 4,000 years to build, - Connections 00:18
But, what it took the pharaohs 4,000 years to build,
S01 • E06 By 1895, anybody who was anybody - Connections 00:15
By 1895, anybody who was anybody
S01 • E01 Kuwait represents the immense power of technology - Connections 00:16
Kuwait represents the immense power of technology
S01 • E07 You've already seen clues to why Fritz Klaetke - Connections 00:14
You've already seen clues to why Fritz Klaetke
S01 • E06 This is the short story of one Wilhelm Kress -- - Connections 00:20
This is the short story of one Wilhelm Kress --
S01 • E06 Back home on his little lake outside town, - Connections 00:21
Back home on his little lake outside town,
S01 • E06 In 1901, Kress launched his contraption, - Connections 00:19
In 1901, Kress launched his contraption,
S01 • E05 [gear noises] - Connections 00:06
[gear noises]