Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play All 10 episodes from the acclaimed BBC series Connections Follow James Burke through the history of science & technology In this collection of 10 1-hour episodes starting with " The Trigger Effect" How did the nautical instruments of Elizabethan times give rise to the atom bomb? What links Britain s textile mills to the Information Age? & how did exploding billiard balls usher in an era of mass media entertainment? In this landmark 1978 documentary series James Burke examines the surprising connections & happy accidents that led scientists to discover & develop the key technologies of our time With mighty intelligence & sharp wit the former Tomorrow s World presenter turns science into a detective story leading viewers through 12000 years of history to find the vital clues that would spark life-changing inventions in telecommunications plastics film & TV jet propulsion nuclear fusion & personal computing Explaining the trigger effect of ever-accelerating advances in technology that leave us dependent on increasingly complex networks he predicts a future world in which radical change in the availability & use of information will be needed if we are to remain in control of our societies & systems A brilliant & enlightening account of how seemingly disparate scientific innovations mesh together to produce extraordinary & unforeseen technological advances