Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World - Season 1 - Eps 6: 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.
About Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World
Title: Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World
First Air Date: 2019-04-21
Last Air Date: 2019-05-26
Status: Ended
Rating: 8/10 (from 3 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 6
Network: PBS BBC Four
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Bigger Bang, BBC TV
Synopsis
Take a mind-blowing journey through human history, told through six iconic objects that modern people take for granted, and see how science, invention and technology built on one another to change everything.
Cast
Jim Al-Khalili
Self - Presenter
