Television would never have developed without the cathode ray tube (CRT). It was invented by a German, Karl Ferdinand Braun, in 1897. A CRT is a glass vacuum tube with a narrow neck that flares into a flat "screen" at one end. The inside...
Aired: Jan 15, 2004There would be no guns without gunpowder, the volatile mixture of saltpetre (...
Aired: Jan 22, 2004In Victorian times 'computers' were people who added up rows of figures. Now ...
Aired: Jan 29, 2004Jeremy Clarkson flies around the world in around 72 hours to demonstrate just...
Aired: Feb 6, 2004Jeremy Clarkson takes a look at our global telecommunications networks and sh...
Aired: Feb 12, 2004Television would never have developed without the cathode ray tube (CRT). It ...
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Appearances
Current Status: Ended
Network: BBC Two
Genres:Documentary
