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[narrator] By 1833, the government has paid Babbage
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Strangest Things

By 1833, thegovernment has paid Babbage the equivalent of $2.6 millionand got almost...

[narrator] By 1833, the
government has paid Babbage the equivalent of $2.6 million
and got almost nothing

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[narrator] By 1833, the government has paid Babbage
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the equivalent of $2.6 million and got almost nothing.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:41
Uploaded
May 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
9
Genres
documentary
Production
A+E Networks,Blink Films

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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 • E08 [Daniel] Harrison's got his sea legs - Strangest Things 00:10
[Daniel] Harrison's got his sea legs
S01 • E07 And so, if you can analyze what the mirror is made up of - Strangest Things 00:13
And so, if you can analyze what the mirror is made up of
S01 • E04 Crucially, Licinius is based in Thrace - Strangest Things 00:06
Crucially, Licinius is based in Thrace
S01 • E01 In 1971, Apollo 14, - Strangest Things 00:08
In 1971, Apollo 14,
S01 • E10 It begins with the red hot filament - Strangest Things 00:10
It begins with the red hot filament
S01 • E03 [narrator] Gotz's iron hand is centuries ahead of its time, - Strangest Things 00:08
[narrator] Gotz's iron hand is centuries ahead of its t...
S01 • E06 It's estimated she has been used to train - Strangest Things 00:11
It's estimated she has been used to train
S01 • E04 [Mark] The cup shows the mythical king, Lycurgus, - Strangest Things 00:09
[Mark] The cup shows the mythical king, Lycurgus,
S01 • E08 And when they make landfall, - Strangest Things 00:10
And when they make landfall,
S01 • E05 We see mathematic advances including things like - Strangest Things 00:10
We see mathematic advances including things like
S01 • E09 [Ball] Babbage's difference engine - Strangest Things 00:04
[Ball] Babbage's difference engine
S01 • E01 Big Bertha was a Moon rock returned by the Apollo programs, - Strangest Things 00:06
Big Bertha was a Moon rock returned by the Apollo programs,
S01 • E02 [narrator] In 1851, Merryweather takes his revolutionary invention - Strangest Things 00:08
[narrator] In 1851, Merryweather takes his revolutionary inv...
S01 • E09 [narrator] But Babbage is already thinking bigger. - Strangest Things 00:04
[narrator] But Babbage is already thinking bigger.
S01 • E01 [narrator] Inside it, the scientists find a fragment of rock, weighing - Strangest Things 00:09
[narrator] Inside it, the scientists find a fragment of rock...
S01 • E03 The latest state of the art, electronic prosthetics - Strangest Things 00:08
The latest state of the art, electronic prosthetics
S01 • E07 [Dougal] They trace the composition of this obsidian - Strangest Things 00:08
[Dougal] They trace the composition of this obsidian
S01 • E04 [Corey] In the myth, Lycurgus of Thrace - Strangest Things 00:05
[Corey] In the myth, Lycurgus of Thrace
S01 • E08 [narrator] Start Point is near Plymouth on the South Coast of England. - Strangest Things 00:05
[narrator] Start Point is near Plymouth on the South Coast o...
S01 • E09 He conjures up a version of the difference engine's calculator - Strangest Things 00:09
He conjures up a version of the difference engine's cal...