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In 1823, Babbage persuades the British government
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Strangest Things

In 1823, Babbage persuadesthe British government that he can solve all theirhuman computer...

In 1823, Babbage persuades
the British government that he can solve all their
human computer problems, and they believe him

Full Transcript

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In 1823, Babbage persuades the British government
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that he can solve all their human computer problems,
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and they believe him.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:06
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 • E03 If you must have taken to his blacksmith, it was pretty incredible. - Strangest Things 00:04
If you must have taken to his blacksmith, it was pretty incr...
S01 • E04 It appears to be like any other Roman glass. - Strangest Things 00:05
It appears to be like any other Roman glass.
S01 • E07 John Dee, a shadowy enigmatic figure - Strangest Things 00:07
John Dee, a shadowy enigmatic figure
S01 • E05 If you got an odd number, you just put a single dot. - Strangest Things 00:04
If you got an odd number, you just put a single dot.
S01 • E06 They are keepsake reminders of our mortality - Strangest Things 00:06
They are keepsake reminders of our mortality
S01 • E02 [narrator] But the principal attraction of leeches is their macabre dietary habits. - Strangest Things 00:05
[narrator] But the principal attraction of leeches is their ...
S01 • E10 It opens up a seemingly possible idea - Strangest Things 00:06
It opens up a seemingly possible idea
S01 • E01 The Drees Moon Rock is said to have been brought to the Earth - Strangest Things 00:06
The Drees Moon Rock is said to have been brought to the Eart...
S01 • E03 He wanted to have each individual digits fully articulated, - Strangest Things 00:07
He wanted to have each individual digits fully articulated,
S01 • E04 So how can a 1,700-year-old cup - Strangest Things 00:07
So how can a 1,700-year-old cup
S01 • E05 This is called a geomantic tableau. - Strangest Things 00:04
This is called a geomantic tableau.
S01 • E02 Leeches are very much like a worm vampires. - Strangest Things 00:04
Leeches are very much like a worm vampires.
S01 • E09 It's important to remember that this experimentation - Strangest Things 00:04
It's important to remember that this experimentation
S01 • E08 An 18th century ship was about the worst place - Strangest Things 00:10
An 18th century ship was about the worst place
S01 • E06 [Ruth] Death masks were normal way - Strangest Things 00:04
[Ruth] Death masks were normal way
S01 • E03 That is a pretty incredible list of demands - Strangest Things 00:05
That is a pretty incredible list of demands
S01 • E02 [Dr. Ball] It likes to drink blood - Strangest Things 00:10
[Dr. Ball] It likes to drink blood
S01 • E09 This is a bloke who became perhaps the most eminent maths professor of his age. - Strangest Things 00:08
This is a bloke who became perhaps the most eminent maths pr...
S01 • E05 It's the job of the geomancer - Strangest Things 00:06
It's the job of the geomancer
S01 • E06 People have them about themselves, - Strangest Things 00:11
People have them about themselves,