How Science Changed Our World
How Science Changed Our World is a 2010 BBC television documentary presented by Robert Winston (first broadcast on 23 December 2010 on BBC One). It focusses on ten scientific advances, which according to the producers, had the biggest impact on out lives. Viewers were asked to vote on their favourite advancement.
Breakthroughs
- Combined oral contraceptive pill
- Microchip
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- Laser
- Biomechanics
- World Wide Web
- Big Bang theory (Robert Winston's choice)
- Human Genome Project
- Stem cell research
- In vitro fertilisation
Credits
- Series Producer: Sophie Todd
- Presenter: Robert Winston
- Producer: Naomi Austin
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