CuriosityStream

The search for an artificial form of quinine accidently creates the first artificial dye, Mauvine; a failed dry-cleaning fluid results in Saran Wrap.

How a party drug from the 19th Century, and a banged knee, lead to the invention of anaesthetics; electrotherapy and the true story behind the invention of telephone.

The unexpected stories behind the inventions of the teabag, the gin & tonic, Disulfiram, and American female politicians.

How a failed poison gas detector results in the invention of the smoke detector; a Russian genius tries to measure gas density, but ends up with musical instrument; the Theremin.

The accidents behind the inventions of post-it notes, Ex-lax, Graphene and the way a walk in the snow almost leads to nuclear Armageddon.

A failed metal designed for gun barrels, becomes a kitchen favorite: surgical steel; messing around in a spectacle maker's shop leads to the telescope; a bag of dirt from a remote island contains a bacteria that helps stop aging.

The search for an artificial form of quinine accidently creates the first artificial dye, Mauvine; a failed dry-cleaning fluid results in Saran Wrap.

How a party drug from the 19th Century, and a banged knee, lead to the invention of anaesthetics; electrotherapy and the true story behind the invention of telephone.

The unexpected stories behind the inventions of the teabag, the gin & tonic, Disulfiram, and American female politicians.

How a failed poison gas detector results in the invention of the smoke detector; a Russian genius tries to measure gas density, but ends up with musical instrument; the Theremin.

The accidents behind the inventions of post-it notes, Ex-lax, Graphene and the way a walk in the snow almost leads to nuclear Armageddon.

A failed metal designed for gun barrels, becomes a kitchen favorite: surgical steel; messing around in a spectacle maker's shop leads to the telescope; a bag of dirt from a remote island contains a bacteria that helps stop aging.

The search for an artificial form of quinine accidently creates the first artificial dye, Mauvine; a failed dry-cleaning fluid results in Saran Wrap.

How a party drug from the 19th Century, and a banged knee, lead to the invention of anaesthetics; electrotherapy and the true story behind the invention of telephone.

The unexpected stories behind the inventions of the teabag, the gin & tonic, Disulfiram, and American female politicians.

How a failed poison gas detector results in the invention of the smoke detector; a Russian genius tries to measure gas density, but ends up with musical instrument; the Theremin.

The accidents behind the inventions of post-it notes, Ex-lax, Graphene and the way a walk in the snow almost leads to nuclear Armageddon.

A failed metal designed for gun barrels, becomes a kitchen favorite: surgical steel; messing around in a spectacle maker's shop leads to the telescope; a bag of dirt from a remote island contains a bacteria that helps stop aging.

Number One hatches a string of dastardly plots from his hidden underground lair that his team of highly-qualified scientists have to deliver by testing the boundaries of technology and the plausibility of science.

Journey back to primeval Earth in the age of dinosaurs for new findings and puzzling discoveries about their evolution and extinction.

Deep looks at developments in physics, astronomy and other sciences.

Deep looks at developments in physics, astronomy and other sciences.

Deep looks at developments in physics, astronomy and other sciences.

Deep looks at developments in physics, astronomy and other sciences.

Deep looks at developments in physics, astronomy and other sciences.

Deep looks at developments in physics, astronomy and other sciences.

Deep looks at developments in physics, astronomy and other sciences.