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The early days of online video were plagued by low resolution, stamp-sized video, and unbearable buffering times but that changed when a breakthrough technology revolutionized streaming video and set the foundation for the era of Netflix.

Dwight Eisenhower's interstate highway system was the biggest infrastructure project of its time, a bold plan to connect all corners of America and boost the post-war economy but it also ended up deepening the divide between rich and poor.

Edison pioneered the world's first research and development center in Menlo Park and worked with a group of experimenters to methodically zero in on the holy grail of electric light.

When first presented with the like button Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg worried that a quick thumbs up or down would discourage more meaningful online interaction but eventually his team changed his mind and transformed the world.

The Cubicle was originally designed to set workers free; a futuristic designer named Robert Propst dreamed up the cubicle as a groovy 1960s workplace utopia that would unleash the modern knowledge worker's vast untapped potential.

Barcodes have radically changed global commerce, helping fuel the rise of everything from massive companies like Walmart to world powers like China, and it all started with a man daydreaming on a beach in 1949.

Florida wasn't always the Sunshine State; in the 1920s, an army of real estate boosters set out to redefine Florida from an economic backwater to a ritzy vacation destination, sparking a land boom the likes of which America had never seen before.

In 1856, a chemistry student accidentally created a strange substance with a rich purple hue; Mauve takes over the fashion industry, make food look more appetizing, and enable stunning advances in medicine.

In 1841 on the small island of Réunion, a 12-year-old slave did something no one had done before; the vanilla bean takes the world by storm, sparking the artificial flavor revolution and forever changing how we eat.

During WWII, Actress Hedy Lamarr, deemed the world's most beautiful woman, invented a technology that laid the groundwork for the wireless internet of today.

The early days of online video were plagued by low resolution, stamp-sized video, and unbearable buffering times but that changed when a breakthrough technology revolutionized streaming video and set the foundation for the era of Netflix.

Dwight Eisenhower's interstate highway system was the biggest infrastructure project of its time, a bold plan to connect all corners of America and boost the post-war economy but it also ended up deepening the divide between rich and poor.

Edison pioneered the world's first research and development center in Menlo Park and worked with a group of experimenters to methodically zero in on the holy grail of electric light.

When first presented with the like button Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg worried that a quick thumbs up or down would discourage more meaningful online interaction but eventually his team changed his mind and transformed the world.

The Cubicle was originally designed to set workers free; a futuristic designer named Robert Propst dreamed up the cubicle as a groovy 1960s workplace utopia that would unleash the modern knowledge worker's vast untapped potential.

Barcodes have radically changed global commerce, helping fuel the rise of everything from massive companies like Walmart to world powers like China, and it all started with a man daydreaming on a beach in 1949.

Florida wasn't always the Sunshine State; in the 1920s, an army of real estate boosters set out to redefine Florida from an economic backwater to a ritzy vacation destination, sparking a land boom the likes of which America had never seen before.

In 1856, a chemistry student accidentally created a strange substance with a rich purple hue; Mauve takes over the fashion industry, make food look more appetizing, and enable stunning advances in medicine.

In 1841 on the small island of Réunion, a 12-year-old slave did something no one had done before; the vanilla bean takes the world by storm, sparking the artificial flavor revolution and forever changing how we eat.

During WWII, Actress Hedy Lamarr, deemed the world's most beautiful woman, invented a technology that laid the groundwork for the wireless internet of today.

The early days of online video were plagued by low resolution, stamp-sized video, and unbearable buffering times but that changed when a breakthrough technology revolutionized streaming video and set the foundation for the era of Netflix.

Dwight Eisenhower's interstate highway system was the biggest infrastructure project of its time, a bold plan to connect all corners of America and boost the post-war economy but it also ended up deepening the divide between rich and poor.

Edison pioneered the world's first research and development center in Menlo Park and worked with a group of experimenters to methodically zero in on the holy grail of electric light.

China's famous Wind and Rain Bridge; the Ponte dei Salti in the Verzasca Valley dates back to the Roman era.

The Millau Viaduct in the south of France is one of the highest bridge structures in the world while the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, which stands high over the River Dee in northeast Wales, was built in the 19th century.

Calcutta, India, is home to the Howrah Bridge, one of the most impressive steel bridges in the world, while its predecessor the Forth Bridge spans the Firth of Forth near Scotland's capital Edinburgh.

The Great Seto Bridge in Japan and the Victoria Falls Bridge in Zimbabwe have more than one thing in common: they were built on dreams and are the only train connections between the two regions.

This episode is somewhat unique, and not just architecturally. The architecture, construction and geographic variety were the most important criteria in the final selection of the top ten of the most amazing bridges in the world.

These spaces were created naturally through different cultural and historical periods and could represent the most changeable elements among the works of architecture. cities of the places frequently undergo great changes.

These 10 parks and botanical gardens around the world show the beauty of nature cultivated. Representing a fusion of wild natural world and the architectural genius of humans, these parks are closest to paradise that we can create our own hands.

All over the world we find buildings that attract our attention by their playfulness and creativity rather than their monumentality. Their design is almost addictive - you want to see over and over and never get tired of them.

China's famous Wind and Rain Bridge; the Ponte dei Salti in the Verzasca Valley dates back to the Roman era.

The Millau Viaduct in the south of France is one of the highest bridge structures in the world while the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, which stands high over the River Dee in northeast Wales, was built in the 19th century.

Calcutta, India, is home to the Howrah Bridge, one of the most impressive steel bridges in the world, while its predecessor the Forth Bridge spans the Firth of Forth near Scotland's capital Edinburgh.

The Great Seto Bridge in Japan and the Victoria Falls Bridge in Zimbabwe have more than one thing in common: they were built on dreams and are the only train connections between the two regions.

This episode is somewhat unique, and not just architecturally. The architecture, construction and geographic variety were the most important criteria in the final selection of the top ten of the most amazing bridges in the world.

These spaces were created naturally through different cultural and historical periods and could represent the most changeable elements among the works of architecture. cities of the places frequently undergo great changes.

These 10 parks and botanical gardens around the world show the beauty of nature cultivated. Representing a fusion of wild natural world and the architectural genius of humans, these parks are closest to paradise that we can create our own hands.

All over the world we find buildings that attract our attention by their playfulness and creativity rather than their monumentality. Their design is almost addictive - you want to see over and over and never get tired of them.

China's famous Wind and Rain Bridge; the Ponte dei Salti in the Verzasca Valley dates back to the Roman era.

The Millau Viaduct in the south of France is one of the highest bridge structures in the world while the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, which stands high over the River Dee in northeast Wales, was built in the 19th century.

Calcutta, India, is home to the Howrah Bridge, one of the most impressive steel bridges in the world, while its predecessor the Forth Bridge spans the Firth of Forth near Scotland's capital Edinburgh.

The Great Seto Bridge in Japan and the Victoria Falls Bridge in Zimbabwe have more than one thing in common: they were built on dreams and are the only train connections between the two regions.

This episode is somewhat unique, and not just architecturally. The architecture, construction and geographic variety were the most important criteria in the final selection of the top ten of the most amazing bridges in the world.

These spaces were created naturally through different cultural and historical periods and could represent the most changeable elements among the works of architecture. cities of the places frequently undergo great changes.

These 10 parks and botanical gardens around the world show the beauty of nature cultivated. Representing a fusion of wild natural world and the architectural genius of humans, these parks are closest to paradise that we can create our own hands.

All over the world we find buildings that attract our attention by their playfulness and creativity rather than their monumentality. Their design is almost addictive - you want to see over and over and never get tired of them.

China's famous Wind and Rain Bridge; the Ponte dei Salti in the Verzasca Valley dates back to the Roman era.

The Millau Viaduct in the south of France is one of the highest bridge structures in the world while the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, which stands high over the River Dee in northeast Wales, was built in the 19th century.

Calcutta, India, is home to the Howrah Bridge, one of the most impressive steel bridges in the world, while its predecessor the Forth Bridge spans the Firth of Forth near Scotland's capital Edinburgh.

The Great Seto Bridge in Japan and the Victoria Falls Bridge in Zimbabwe have more than one thing in common: they were built on dreams and are the only train connections between the two regions.

This episode is somewhat unique, and not just architecturally. The architecture, construction and geographic variety were the most important criteria in the final selection of the top ten of the most amazing bridges in the world.

These spaces were created naturally through different cultural and historical periods and could represent the most changeable elements among the works of architecture. cities of the places frequently undergo great changes.

These 10 parks and botanical gardens around the world show the beauty of nature cultivated. Representing a fusion of wild natural world and the architectural genius of humans, these parks are closest to paradise that we can create our own hands.

All over the world we find buildings that attract our attention by their playfulness and creativity rather than their monumentality. Their design is almost addictive - you want to see over and over and never get tired of them.

China's famous Wind and Rain Bridge; the Ponte dei Salti in the Verzasca Valley dates back to the Roman era.

The Millau Viaduct in the south of France is one of the highest bridge structures in the world while the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, which stands high over the River Dee in northeast Wales, was built in the 19th century.

Calcutta, India, is home to the Howrah Bridge, one of the most impressive steel bridges in the world, while its predecessor the Forth Bridge spans the Firth of Forth near Scotland's capital Edinburgh.

Francesca Chiorando visits one of the UK's premier custom electric guitar makers, Crimson Guitars, and the iconic Marshall Amplification factory in Milton Keynes.

Francesca Chiorando hits the racetrack for a test drive in one of the fastest motorsport cars in the world, a Prodrive Aston Martin.

Francesca Chiorando goes inside the largest tractor factory in the UK, New Holland Agriculture, to see how they build their newest bespoke tractor.

Going inside the Vespa factory in Italy to see how they build their iconic scooters.

Francesca Chiorando finds out how Waterford crystal is made and gets to try glassblowing.

Investigating how the AW 101, one of the world's most advanced search and rescue helicopters, is designed and built.

Francesca Chiorando visits one of the UK's premier custom electric guitar makers, Crimson Guitars, and the iconic Marshall Amplification factory in Milton Keynes.

Francesca Chiorando hits the racetrack for a test drive in one of the fastest motorsport cars in the world, a Prodrive Aston Martin.

Francesca Chiorando goes inside the largest tractor factory in the UK, New Holland Agriculture, to see how they build their newest bespoke tractor.

Going inside the Vespa factory in Italy to see how they build their iconic scooters.

Francesca Chiorando finds out how Waterford crystal is made and gets to try glassblowing.

Investigating how the AW 101, one of the world's most advanced search and rescue helicopters, is designed and built.

Francesca Chiorando visits one of the UK's premier custom electric guitar makers, Crimson Guitars, and the iconic Marshall Amplification factory in Milton Keynes.

Francesca Chiorando hits the racetrack for a test drive in one of the fastest motorsport cars in the world, a Prodrive Aston Martin.

Francesca Chiorando goes inside the largest tractor factory in the UK, New Holland Agriculture, to see how they build their newest bespoke tractor.

Going inside the Vespa factory in Italy to see how they build their iconic scooters.

Francesca Chiorando finds out how Waterford crystal is made and gets to try glassblowing.

Investigating how the AW 101, one of the world's most advanced search and rescue helicopters, is designed and built.

Francesca Chiorando visits one of the UK's premier custom electric guitar makers, Crimson Guitars, and the iconic Marshall Amplification factory in Milton Keynes.

Francesca Chiorando hits the racetrack for a test drive in one of the fastest motorsport cars in the world, a Prodrive Aston Martin.

Francesca Chiorando goes inside the largest tractor factory in the UK, New Holland Agriculture, to see how they build their newest bespoke tractor.

Going inside the Vespa factory in Italy to see how they build their iconic scooters.

Francesca Chiorando finds out how Waterford crystal is made and gets to try glassblowing.

Investigating how the AW 101, one of the world's most advanced search and rescue helicopters, is designed and built.

Francesca Chiorando visits one of the UK's premier custom electric guitar makers, Crimson Guitars, and the iconic Marshall Amplification factory in Milton Keynes.

In the mid 19th Century, JP Morgan comes to Wall Street, seeking to escape his father Junius' shadow and make a name for himself in American banking.

As the turn of the century approaches, J.P. Morgan's dominance on Wall Street is unquestioned; soon the rapid expansion of railroads gives a rival, Jacob Schiff, a chance to challenge him.

Having transformed America into an economic juggernaut, J.P. Morgan hands control of his banking empire to his only son, Jack; confronted with the daunting task of building on his father's legacy, Jack also faces challenges from a new generation.

J.P. Morgan's death leaves the Titans of Wall Street competing to fill the power vacuum; while Jack Morgan knows he must step up, Henry Goldman and Samuel Sachs are moving to seize the future.

The Roaring '20s see America rise to become one of the world's greatest superpowers; this is fueled by a historic bull run on Wall Street, and the exploding stock market draws a new wave of would-be titans to New York.

The crash of 1929 lays waste to Wall Street; Joe Kennedy is one of the few to survive unscathed and he bets that the devastation will only continue; as the Great Depression takes hold, Kennedy becomes richer while the rest of the nation struggles.

Decades pass and investors are forced to stand by while the economy begins to stall, but in 1980, Wall Street gets its swagger back; the financial capital is caught up in a wave of corporate takeovers that change the nation's economic landscape.

With the 1980s in full swing, Michael Milken and Ivan Boesky make untold millions and drive the stock market to new heights; they're hailed as the new titans of Wall Street.

In the mid 19th Century, JP Morgan comes to Wall Street, seeking to escape his father Junius' shadow and make a name for himself in American banking.

As the turn of the century approaches, J.P. Morgan's dominance on Wall Street is unquestioned; soon the rapid expansion of railroads gives a rival, Jacob Schiff, a chance to challenge him.

Having transformed America into an economic juggernaut, J.P. Morgan hands control of his banking empire to his only son, Jack; confronted with the daunting task of building on his father's legacy, Jack also faces challenges from a new generation.

J.P. Morgan's death leaves the Titans of Wall Street competing to fill the power vacuum; while Jack Morgan knows he must step up, Henry Goldman and Samuel Sachs are moving to seize the future.

The Roaring '20s see America rise to become one of the world's greatest superpowers; this is fueled by a historic bull run on Wall Street, and the exploding stock market draws a new wave of would-be titans to New York.

The crash of 1929 lays waste to Wall Street; Joe Kennedy is one of the few to survive unscathed and he bets that the devastation will only continue; as the Great Depression takes hold, Kennedy becomes richer while the rest of the nation struggles.

Decades pass and investors are forced to stand by while the economy begins to stall, but in 1980, Wall Street gets its swagger back; the financial capital is caught up in a wave of corporate takeovers that change the nation's economic landscape.

With the 1980s in full swing, Michael Milken and Ivan Boesky make untold millions and drive the stock market to new heights; they're hailed as the new titans of Wall Street.

In the mid 19th Century, JP Morgan comes to Wall Street, seeking to escape his father Junius' shadow and make a name for himself in American banking.

As the turn of the century approaches, J.P. Morgan's dominance on Wall Street is unquestioned; soon the rapid expansion of railroads gives a rival, Jacob Schiff, a chance to challenge him.

Having transformed America into an economic juggernaut, J.P. Morgan hands control of his banking empire to his only son, Jack; confronted with the daunting task of building on his father's legacy, Jack also faces challenges from a new generation.

J.P. Morgan's death leaves the Titans of Wall Street competing to fill the power vacuum; while Jack Morgan knows he must step up, Henry Goldman and Samuel Sachs are moving to seize the future.

The Roaring '20s see America rise to become one of the world's greatest superpowers; this is fueled by a historic bull run on Wall Street, and the exploding stock market draws a new wave of would-be titans to New York.

The crash of 1929 lays waste to Wall Street; Joe Kennedy is one of the few to survive unscathed and he bets that the devastation will only continue; as the Great Depression takes hold, Kennedy becomes richer while the rest of the nation struggles.

Decades pass and investors are forced to stand by while the economy begins to stall, but in 1980, Wall Street gets its swagger back; the financial capital is caught up in a wave of corporate takeovers that change the nation's economic landscape.