The Secret Genius of Modern Life - Series 2
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- Episode
- Lift
- Broadcast Info
- 2023 (59 mins)
- Description
- Hannah goes behind the scenes to look at the technology behind the lift, entering a 246m high lift shaft to test everything from the brakes to her own fear of heights. Along the way, she finds out how rickety 19th-century coal mines made lifts safer, gets to grips with a piece of medieval siege technology still used in lifts today, and discovers how an 1850s PR stunt changed the modern skyline forever.
- Genre
- Technology
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The Open University, "The Secret Genius of Modern Life - Series 2". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ou/search/index.php/prog/247600 (Accessed 10 Jan 2025)