Extras
Hedy Lamarr invents a way to control torpedoes remotely.
Dial in to the fascinating history of the smartphone.
Franklin Chang-Diaz demonstrates the energy required to launch a rocket into space.
Blast off into history to see how rockets originated not in the sky, but in a cave.
In 1886 Karl Benz has his patent accepted for what is regarded as the first automobile.
Go for a ride through the 9,000-year history of the ultimate freedom machine: the car.
The invention of the rubber powered plane inspires the famous Wright brothers.
A legendary artist studies the bodies of flying animals in extraordinary detail.
Check out the history of robots and learn how they are becoming a part of everyday life.
Take to the sky with the dreamers whose work gave humans the ability to fly.