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Best-selling author Steven Johnson tells the story of the people who took us out of the dark and into the light, including the invention of Edison’s light bulb and how an 18th-century shipping community discovered a source of illumination by putting a kid inside a whale’s head.
Season 1 Episode 4 Length 54:40 Premiere: 10/29/14

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Season 1 Episodes

Sound
S1 E6 Length 54:41 Premiere Date 11/12/14

Cold
S1 E5 Length 54:40 Premiere Date 11/05/14

Light
S1 E4 Length 54:40 Premiere Date 10/29/14

Glass
S1 E3 Length 54:40 Premiere Date 10/22/14

Time
S1 E2 Length 55:11 Premiere Date 10/15/14

Clean
S1 E1 Length 55:11 Premiere Date 10/15/14

Official Trailer
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 10/14/14

Introducing How We Got to Now on Learning Media
Clip Length 02:07 Premiere Date 09/12/14

Episode 4 Preview | Light
Preview Length 00:43 Premiere Date 09/11/14

The invention of the light bulb
Clip Length 04:59 Premiere Date 09/11/14

About How We Got To Now
Clip Length 02:50 Premiere Date 09/11/14

Steven's Memorable Moments
Clip Length 03:49 Premiere Date 09/11/14

Where do good ideas come from?
Clip Length 04:59 Premiere Date 09/11/14

Sizzle Reel video
Clip Length 02:55 Premiere Date 06/23/14

About Steven Johnson
Clip Length 03:24 Premiere Date 06/23/14

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