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Genre Documentary Producer by Mick Jackson Directed by Mick Jackson Writer by James Burke Cast James Burke / Mark Wing-Davey Production company British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Original channel British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Original language English Country of origin United kingdom Broadcast dates 17 October 1978 (UK) Original runing time 17 October 1978 – 19 December 1978 Episode duration 50 minutes (without adverts) Picture format 16:9 1080i HD (Series 1-) Studio London, England, UK Episode summary "The Trigger Effect" details the world's present dependence on complex technological networks through a detailed narrative of New York City and the power blackout of 1965. Agricultural technology is traced to its origins in ancient Egypt and the invention of the plough. The segment ends in Kuwait where, because of oil, society leapt from traditional patterns to advanced technology in a period of only about 30 years.Both the beginning and the end of the story are here. The end is our present dependence on complex technological networks illustrated by the NYC power blackouts. Life came almost to a standstill: support systems taken for granted failed. How did we become so helpless? Technology originated with the plow and agriculture. Each invention demands its own follow-up: once started, it is hard to stop. This segment ends in Kuwait, where society has leapt from ancient Egypt to the technology of today in 30 years. Fun and viewer review Watch Entire Show: www.youtube.com More Shows: www.youtube.com Episode 1 of James Burke's most well-known series "Connections" which explores the surprising and unexpected ways that our modern technological world came into existence. Each episode investigates the background of usually one particular modern invention and how it came into being. These explorations are an attempt to locate the "connections" between various historical figures who seemingly had nothing to do with each other in their own times, however once connected, these same figures combined to produce some of the most profound impacts on our modern day world; in a "1+1=3" type of way. It is this type of investigation that is the main idea behind the Knowledge Web project; whereby sophisticated software is used to attempt to discover these subtle connections automatically. See k-web.org. See channel page for purchase options. If any video is not working or any episode of any show is missing , share your comments . If any of your favourite show is missing , kindly inform us by commenting , We will upload it as soon as possible . thanks |
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