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Title:
The wheel of fortune [videorecording] / a BBC-TV Time Life Television co-production ; written and presented by James Burke ; produced by Mick Jackson and David Kennard.
Format:
[videorecording] /
Publisher:
Ambrose Video Pub.,
Copyright Date:
c1978
Description:
1 videocassette (51 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Subject:
Technology--History.
Technological innovations.
Technology and civilization.
Civilization, Modern.
Astronomy--History.
Computers--History.
Inventions.
Documentary films.
Other Authors:
Burke, James, 1936-
Jackson, Mick.
Kennard, David.
Ambrose Video Publishing.
Time-Life Television.
British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
Summary:
Fifth in a series combining history and science to discover why major technological changes occurred and traces these inventions to seemingly unrelated "triggers" during the past 12,000 years. This segment traces the connection between astrology, ancient Greek medical manuscripts, the need for precise measuring devices, and the invention of such things as the telescope, forged steel, interchangeable machine parts, and the computer--the heart of modern industry.
Series:
Connections ; no. 5
OCLC:
(OCoLC)29296786
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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