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Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World.

Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World

The Robot

Robots are first conceptualized in ancient Rome; how uses for robots have evolved over the centuries, from the calculator to the Roomba; what future robots might be able to do. (65 minutes)

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Thu, 6/12 at 2:55 am on Austin PBS HDTV

The Airplane

A look at inventions that gave humans the ability to fly, from Leonardo da Vinci's flying machines to modern commercial planes. (65 minutes)