Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World
Embark on a mind-blowing journey through human history, told through six iconic objects that modern people take for granted, and see how science, invention, and technology built on one another to change everything.
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11 unique people credited
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Jim Al Khalili
as Self - Presenter
Danielle George
as Self - Radiophysics Engineer
James Meigs
as Self - Science Writer
Tiera Fletcher
as Self - Rocket Engineer, Boeing
Alice Roberts
as Self - Biological Anthropologist
Saul David
as Self - Historian
Richard Garriott
as Self - Entrepreneur and Private Astronaut
Derrick Pitts
as Self - Chief Astronomer, The Franklin Institute
Brandon Mikesell
as Self - Wingsuit Pilot
Shini Somara
as Self - Fluid Dynamicist
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