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An Alternative View of Change, by James Burke

An Alternative View of Change, by James Burke

An Alternative View of Change, by James Burke

An Alternative View of Change, by James Burke Food preservation began with the storage of edibles in bottles and led to such 19th-century inventions as air conditioning, refrigeration and the thermos bottle. Also discusses the first hand-held guns and traces the development of rocketry in this century.

An Alternative View of Change, by James Burke

An Alternative View of Change, by James Burke The Wheel of Fortune, traces connections from astrological knowledge in ancient Greek manuscripts, to the modern production line.

An Alternative View of Change, by James Burke This series explores the various paths of how technological change happens and the social effects of these changes on Western society. To illustrate this, James Burke follows various timelines of how one innovation lead to something seemingly totally unrelated in the future such as how a 17th century Dutch cargo ship design lead to development of plastic in the 20th century.

The mysteries of the brain and nervous system are explored by Burke and experts in brain research

An Alternative View of Change, by James Burke Follow the connections from ancient Egyptian traders all the way up to modern radar and nuclear energy. You'll make stops along the way which include money, touch stones, sailing, vacuum pumps, weather charts, and hot air balloons.

An Alternative View of Change, by James Burke Examines the transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance from the perspective of how commercialism, climate change and the Black Death influenced cultural development.

An Alternative View of Change, by James Burke follow the connections from the battle of Hastings in 1066, through the use of gunpowder, the invention of cannon, water pumps, barometers, the telephone, and radio telescopes.

In the Light of the Above - Medieval Conflict - Faith and Reason A Personal View By James Burke

Scientific Imagination in the Renaissance A Personal View By James Burke

A Personal View By James Burke

Infinitely Reasonable, Science Revises the Heavens A Personal View By James Burke

Credit Where It's Due The Factory and Marketplace Revolution A Personal View By James Burke

What the Doctor Ordered - Social Impacts of New Medical Knowledge A Personal View By James Burke

Fit to Rule Darwin's Revolution A Personal View By James Burke

Making Waves The New Physics - Newton Revised A Personal View By James Burke

Worlds Without End Changing Knowledge, Changing Reality A Personal View By James Burke

The Way We Are, It Started with the Greeks A Personal View By James Burke