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Understanding the Inventions That Changed the World. Episode 7, Waterwheels and Clocks.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 6771368 | KanopyPublisher: The Great Courses, 2013Publisher: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019Description: 1 online resource (streaming video file) (30 minutes): digital, .flv file, soundContent type:
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Subject(s): Genre/Form: Online resources: W. Bernard CarlsonSummary: Turn now to two inventions that moved humanity from the ancient to the modern world. The waterwheel was the first major energy source beyond human muscle and animal labor, which freed people to perform more sophisticated tasks. Meanwhile, the development of the mechanical clock redefined our sense of time.
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W. Bernard Carlson

Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2013.

Turn now to two inventions that moved humanity from the ancient to the modern world. The waterwheel was the first major energy source beyond human muscle and animal labor, which freed people to perform more sophisticated tasks. Meanwhile, the development of the mechanical clock redefined our sense of time.

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