How We Got to Now

How We Got To Now with Steven Johnson is a six part documentary series that reveals the story behind the remarkable ideas that made modern life possible; the unsung heroes that brought them into the world – and the unexpected and bizarre consequences each of these innovations has triggered.

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Created By

Steven Johnson

Status

Ended

Original Name

How We Got to Now

First Air Date

October 8, 2014

Last Air Date

November 12, 2014

Seasons

Episodes

Language

English

Production Companies

Nutopia BBC Worldwide Americas BBC

Networks

PBS

S01E06

Sound

30,000 year old traces of a desire to record sound are located in caves, how radio influenced the civil rights movement, the weapon that laid the ground work for today's mobile phones, and the role of the ultrasound in modern medicine.

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