Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World
The Airplane
A look at inventions that gave humans the ability to fly, from Leonardo da Vinci's flying machines to modern commercial planes. (60 minutes)
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UPCOMING EPISODES
Tue, 5/13 at 2:00 pm on Austin PBS HDTV
The Airplane
A look at inventions that gave humans the ability to fly, from Leonardo da Vinci's flying machines to modern commercial planes. (60 minutes)
Tue, 5/13 at 3:00 pm on Austin PBS HDTV
The Car
The 9,000-year history of the car, from its roots in dog sleds to Henry Ford's Model T; the next generation of self-driving automobiles. (60 minutes)
Tue, 5/20 at 2:00 pm on Austin PBS HDTV
The Robot
Robots are first conceptualized in ancient Rome; how uses for robots have evolved over the centuries, from the calculator to the Roomba; what future robots might be able to do. (60 minutes)
Tue, 5/20 at 3:00 pm on Austin PBS HDTV
The Smartphone
The history of the smartphone, from its roots in Morse code to Apple's unveiling of the first-ever iPhone in 2007; how the next generation of smartphones may allow for communication just by thinking. (60 minutes)