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The Secret Genius of Modern Life
English2022U/A 13+1 Season6 EpisodesDocumentary, Science
Languages:English, Hindi, Tamil +1 More
Hannah Fry uncovers the secrets behind the miraculous technologies of the modern world, revealing the mind-blowing stories behind their invention.
Presenter:Hannah Fry
Release Year:2022
Genres:Documentary, Science
Age Rating:U/A 13+
Audio Language:English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu
Presenter:Hannah Fry
Release Year:2022
Genres:Documentary, Science
Age Rating:U/A 13+
Audio Language:English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu
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Hannah goes behind the scenes to look at the technology behind the lift, entering a 246m high lift shaft to test everything from the brakes to her own fear of heights. Along the way, she finds out how rickety 19th-century coal min....more
E5. Headphones
49 mins | 22 Nov 2024
Headphones: these marvels of miniaturisation are worn by over 30 million people in the UK. Hannah Fry visits legendary headphone honchos Bose to find out how today’s teeny earbud tech works and meets the human testers with ‘golden....more
E4. Microwave
51 mins | 21 Nov 2024
Hannah Fry discovers the hidden WWII radar technology that heats up baked beans, learns the legend of the melted candy bar in an engineer’s pocket that kick-started a kitchen revolution and puts her life on the line to demonstrate....more
