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Where to watch "Inventions That Shook the World"
10. The 1990s
2011 - Season 1
The last decade of the 20th Century sets us on course for the next 100 years. With inventions like Global Positioning Satellites and The Hubble Space Telescope, the inventions of the 1990s help us see where we've been and where we're going.
9. The 1990's
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Hubble Space Telescope; windup radio; neurotrophic electrode; camera phone; airbag system.
8. The 1930's
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Inventions include portable walkie-talkies, electric guitars, parking meters, copy machines and helicopters.
7. The 1960s
2011 - Season 1
The inventions of the 1960s were all about transforming science fiction into fact. Robots, satellites and a trip to the moon help make what was once only fantasy, become a reality.
6. The 1920's
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Television, sound in movies, lie detectors and refrigerators.
5. The 1910's
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Parachutes; sonar navigation; safety hood protects firefighters; toast; Tommy Gun.
4. The 1930s
2011 - Season 1
In a decade dominated by the Great Depression, the inventors of the 1930s are desperately trying to make a living. They come up with some simple yet ingenious inventions that are still practical necessities in our fast-paced life.
3. The 1950's
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Inventions of the 1950s included transistor radios, Sputnik and flight data recorders.
2. The 1910s
2011 - Season 1
The decade saw The Great War, The Flu Epidemic and the Titanic disaster. Ten years into the 20th Century and the world is grappling with some serious growing pains. In a decade racked by conflict, there were inventions that made the world both safer and infinitely more dangerous.
1. The 1940s
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Inventions in the decade include jet engines; computers and microwave ovens.
