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And in 1832,Babbage produces this, Difference Engine No. 1, a prototypefor Babbage's...

And in 1832,
Babbage produces this, Difference Engine No. 1, a prototype
for Babbage's ultimate dream

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And in 1832, Babbage produces this,
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Difference Engine No. 1,
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a prototype for Babbage's ultimate dream.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:34
Uploaded
May 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
9
Genres
documentary
Production
A+E Networks,Blink Films

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Movie Summary

From a piece of meteorite found in Tutankhamun's tomb to the Crown of Thorns, explore some of the most perplexing and unusual objects lying hidden away in museums, laboratories and storage rooms.
S01 • E04 [Anna] In 1990, scientists used - Strangest Things 00:09
[Anna] In 1990, scientists used
S01 • E10 A young Italian engineer called Guglielmo Marconi - Strangest Things 00:10
A young Italian engineer called Guglielmo Marconi
S01 • E08 If you've got a precision mechanism, it simply can't handle this - Strangest Things 00:07
If you've got a precision mechanism, it simply can'...
S01 • E02 One is, uh, kind of anesthetic - Strangest Things 00:11
One is, uh, kind of anesthetic
S01 • E07 [narrator] Dee's reputation as a man of knowledge, - Strangest Things 00:09
[narrator] Dee's reputation as a man of knowledge,
S01 • E05 [Corey] It seems like an enormously complex task - Strangest Things 00:09
[Corey] It seems like an enormously complex task
S01 • E06 [narrator] In this culture, the plaster mask - Strangest Things 00:07
[narrator] In this culture, the plaster mask
S01 • E01 So, in short, this strange sort of fist size red rock that was insured - Strangest Things 00:10
So, in short, this strange sort of fist size red rock that w...
S01 • E03 [narrator] Gotz Von Berlichingen's 500-year-old iron hand - Strangest Things 00:07
[narrator] Gotz Von Berlichingen's 500-year-old iron ha...
S01 • E08 [narrator] It seems impossible, - Strangest Things 00:06
[narrator] It seems impossible,
S01 • E09 Babbage's prototype was only about a third of the width and height - Strangest Things 00:07
Babbage's prototype was only about a third of the width...
S01 • E04 [Corey] They discovered tiny particles of gold, - Strangest Things 00:08
[Corey] They discovered tiny particles of gold,
S01 • E06 She becomes known as L'Inconnue de la Seine, - Strangest Things 00:07
She becomes known as L'Inconnue de la Seine,
S01 • E05 So how does the Geomancy machine work? - Strangest Things 00:04
So how does the Geomancy machine work?
S01 • E10 In 1899, Marconi his radio saves its first lives. - Strangest Things 00:05
In 1899, Marconi his radio saves its first lives.
S01 • E02 Once it's gorged itself, - Strangest Things 00:08
Once it's gorged itself,
S01 • E07 She, on occasions, actually visited him in his house. - Strangest Things 00:04
She, on occasions, actually visited him in his house.
S01 • E08 So, can H1 achieve the impossible and snatch the prize? - Strangest Things 00:05
So, can H1 achieve the impossible and snatch the prize?
S01 • E03 Challenge of building a prosthetic hand is having a combination - Strangest Things 00:08
Challenge of building a prosthetic hand is having a combinat...
S01 • E10 A lightship, in the English Channel - Strangest Things 00:05
A lightship, in the English Channel