(The Industrial Revolution) Power in terms of politics was a matter for revolutions in the 18th century, but here Bronowski concentrates more on the revolutions as an agent of social change. In particular, the Industrial Revolution in England which improved the standard of living for many. The steam engine led to the development of the railway and helped make England the mercantile capital of the world in the following century.
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"An American Film Festival Award winner, this 13 volume series attempts a massive survey of science, from flint tools to the theory of relativity. The series, a co-production of the BBC and Time-Life Films was made as a science counterpart to "Civilization". It is given superb technical support, with two crews using innovative filming techniques, shooting in 27 countries. Dr. Jacob Bronowski makes for an unorthodox narrator, his non-scripted delivery ranging from hushed awe to trembling passion. He uses the crawling infant, the performing athlete, the development of the hunt and the discovery of fire to illustrate the most distinctive feature of man: imagination. His Scientific-Humanism is often spectacular, always provocative."
http://tinyurl.com/7zcpw2 Episode 1: "Lower than the Angels" (describes evolution of the head)
http://www.videosift.com/video/Ascent-of-man-episode-1-BBC-documentary Episode 2: Harvest of the Seasons (agriculture and the first settlements)
http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Ascent-of-Man-2-Harvest-of-the-Seasons Episode 3 : The Grain in the Stone (tools, early human migration)
http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Ascent-of-Man-3-The-Grain-in-the-Stone Episode 4: The Hidden Structure (fire, metals and alchemy)
http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Ascent-of-Man-4-The-Hidden-Structure Episode 5: Music of the Spheres (the language of numbers)
http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Ascent-of-Man-5-Music-of-the-Spheres Episode 6: The Starry Messenger (Galileo's universe)
http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Ascent-of-Man-6-The-Starry-Messenger Episode 7: The Majestic Clockwork (explores Kepler and Newton's laws)
http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Ascent-of-Man-7-The-Majestic-Clockwork Episode 9: The Ladder of Creation (Darwin and Wallace's ideas on the origin of species)
http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Ascent-of-Man-9-The-Ladder-of-Creation Episode 10: World Within World (the story of the periodic table)
http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Ascent-of-Man-10-World-Within-World Episode 11: Knowledge or Certainty
http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Ascent-of-Man-11-Knowledge-or-Certainty Episode 12: Generation upon Generation (genetics)
http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Ascent-of-Man-12-Generation-upon-Generation Episode 13: The Long Childhood
http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Ascent-of-Man-13-The-Long-Childhood
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