The 1900s

S1 : E1 | TV-G | 46 min | Aired: 08.03.11

The first decade of the 1900s ushers in crucial inventions that will help shape the rest of the century.

The 1910s

S1 : E2 | TV-G | 46 min | Aired: 08.10.11

Saving lives and taking lives are the hallmarks of the inventions of the 1910s.

The 1920s

S1 : E3 | TV-G | 46 min | Aired: 08.17.11

Mobsters, jazz, and turbulent economic times mark the 1920s.

The 1930s

S1 : E4 | TV-G | 46 min | Aired: 08.31.11

Though overshadowed by the Great Depression, there is no shortage of ingenuity in the 1930s.

The 1940s

S1 : E5 | TV-G | 46 min | Aired: 07.13.11

War is the driving force behind much of the innovation in the 1940s.

The 1950s

S1 : E6 | TV-G | 44 min | Aired: 07.27.11

The 1950s heralded the end of vacuum tubes and the rise of mobile technologies when two Japanese inventors shrink cabinet-size radios down to something small enough to fit in your pocket.

The 1960s

S1 : E7 | TV-G | 46 min | Aired: 07.20.11

The 1960s is a decade of both cultural and technological change.

The 1970s

S1 : E8 | TV-G | 46 min | Aired: 12.13.11

The cell phone moves from the car console to the hand when an engineer is inspired by a science fiction series.

The 1980s

S1 : E9 | TV-G | 46 min | Aired: 08.24.11

The 1980s launch an unprecedented technological age that will continue into the next century.