Just the Facts: Inventions That Changed Our Lives: Inventions & Innovations

"Eureka!" To Greek inventor Archimedes, this word symbolized the ultimate expression of invention. Without his and others' inventing spirit, their quest for answers and their desire to question what is known, the world would be a much different place. It would be a world void of "Eureka!" and the life-enhancing advances that come with it.

Narrated by Tom Baker, Inventions and Innovations features rare footage of pioneering inventors Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell and Henry Ford. Spend time with these remarkable men who were not afraid to ask, "Why?" Learn how these inventors turned their theories into tangible proof. In doing so, they changed forever the way people live, work and play.

Inventions and Innovations explains how the atom is the basic building block for inventions that attempt to conquer the skies, explore the ocean depths and unlock the limitless opportunities of computers and the Internet industry.

Examples of "Eureka!" abound in everyday life. Inventions and Innovations makes them audible to all of us.

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