Bright Ideas Episode Guide

Episode Guide

• Season 1 Episode 11: Projectiles: Boomerangs to Ballistics

  Traveling back in time reveals how and why objects can be hurled farther and faster with each passing century.

• Season 1 Episode 10: Robosapiens

  The future of robots.

• Season 1 Episode 9: Gameheadz

  Video-game pioneers.

• Season 1 Episode 8: The Greatest Invention: The Microchip

  From microwaves to 747 airplanes.

• Season 1 Episode 7: Widgits

  Where stuff comes from and how stuff gets made.

• Season 1 Episode 6: On Wheels

  Four-wheel drive; diesel engine; racing bike.

• Season 1 Episode 5: Optics

  Optical instruments allow scientists to explore new worlds.

• Season 1 Episode 4: Medical Breakthroughs 2

  Dialysis; artificial heart valve; x-ray machine; vaccines.

• Season 1 Episode 3: Home Innovation

  Time-saving inventions for the home.

• Season 1 Episode 2: Flight

  The history of flight; aviation inventions.

• Season 1 Episode 1: Computer Revolution

  The digital revolution.