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Babbage looked at this and,
out of frustration, actually stated, "I wish I could construct
these tables out of steam." And he thinks, "Maybe I
can make steam do the job the brains do." [narrator] This idea is so far
ahead of its time, it seems crazy
out of frustration, actually stated, "I wish I could construct
these tables out of steam." And he thinks, "Maybe I
can make steam do the job the brains do." [narrator] This idea is so far
ahead of its time, it seems crazy
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Babbage looked at this and,
out of frustration, actually stated,
00:00:04.551 --> 00:00:07.043
"I wish I could construct
these tables out of steam."
00:00:08.423 --> 00:00:11.974
And he thinks, "Maybe I
can make steam do the job
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the brains do."
00:00:15.143 --> 00:00:18.095
[narrator] This idea is so far
ahead of its time, it seems crazy.
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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.