Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World
How visionaries changed the world.
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UPCOMING EPISODES
Tue, 5/6 at 2:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS HDTV
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.
Tue, 5/6 at 3:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS HDTV
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.