Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World.

Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World

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)

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UPCOMING EPISODES

Mon, 3/30 at 1:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

The Telescope

A look at how the telescope was invented, from Galileo to Edwin Hubble, and how the invention reaches the universe 13 billion light-years out. (60 minutes)

Mon, 3/30 at 2:00 pm on Austin PBS 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)

Mon, 3/30 at 3:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

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, 3/31 at 1:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

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, 3/31 at 2:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

The Rocket

The history of the rocket, from its origin in ancient China to its use as a weapon of war; how adding hydrogen allowed rockets to carry astronauts to the moon. (60 minutes)

Tue, 3/31 at 3:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

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)