What does a birdcage have to do with a skyscraper? Everything. How We Invented the World is a fascinating series that examines the four inventions that define the modern world: mobile phones, cars, aeroplanes and skyscrapers - and celebrates the people and sequence of events that made them possible. Each of them has played a crucial role in how we have ended up where we are now in the 21st Century - able to travel the globe, to talk to one another at any time at the push of a button, to live in huge cities, to commute, to capture the world we live in and make the fantasies... we create come to life. These are the inventions that have made us truly modern. Every episode in this four-part series lifts the lid on how these iconic inventions came to be - each so integral to the modern age it's virtually impossible to imagine life without them, yet each is reliant on a sequence of extraordinary discoveries and often random connections. How We Invented the World looks at the four inventions that have had a major influence on the way we live now: mobile phones, skyscrapers, cars and aeroplanes. Learn just how these iconic inventions came to be and how they have redefined our lives today. A truly enlightening series that will appeal to anyone with an interest in invention, engineering and 20th century history. Episode Comprise: Episode 1: Skyscrapers Episode 2: Cars Episode 3: Aeroplanes Episode 4: Mobile Phones [show more]
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