The Eureka Years - Series 4
Adam Hart-Davis explores spectacular years in the history of science
The Eureka Years - Series 4 - 1650: Coffee, Cosmology and the Civil War
The first coffeehouse opens in Oxford and signals the beginning of a new age of reason, and the true nature of gravity is revealed after a coffeehouse argument.
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The Eureka Years - Series 4 - 1879 - The Light Bulb and Moving Pictures.
Adam Hart-Davis explores spectacular years in the history of science. The light bulb and the first moving pictures appeared, and a scientist did a great service to dieters.
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The Eureka Years - Series 4 - 1893 - The Internal Combustion Engine
Henry Ford builds his first car, Karl Benz constructs his first four-wheeler and Gottlieb Daimler succeeds in putting his new engines in horseless carriages.
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The Eureka Years - Series 4 - 1923 - Traffic Lights and Frozen Food
Key inventions from 1923 include a crucial part of a TV set, a packet of frozen peas, and the story of the man who made us all stop for a moment of peace at traffic lights.
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