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Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World

Episode 6 Preview | The Smartphone

Dial in to the fascinating history of the smartphone.

Aired 05/22/2019 | Rating TV-PG

Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World

Episode 6 Preview | The Smartphone

Preview: Episode 6 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions

Dial in to the fascinating history of the smartphone.

Dial in to the fascinating history of the smartphone, from its roots in Morse Code to 2007, when Apple unveiled the first-ever iPhone. Plus, see how the next generation of smartphones will allow us to communicate through them just by thinking.

Aired 05/22/2019 | Rating TV-PG

Hollywood Icon Hedy Lamarr

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Hedy Lamarr invents a way to control torpedoes remotely. (2m 56s)

Polybius Square

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Polybius invents a code so words can be exchanged between battalions freely. (1m 42s)

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