BBC Revolutions - The Ideas that Changed the World: The Smartphone (2019)HDTV | 1280x720 | .MP4/AVC @ 3500 Kbps | 59 min 15 s | 1.55 GiB
Audio: English AAC 256 kbps, 2 channels | Subs: None
Genre: Documentary im Al-Khalili and a team of experts investigate the fascinating story of the smartphone. It took a Hollywood star, a missed holiday and a Roman siege to give us the device that connects us all. In 133BC, Greek tutor Polybius updates the method the Roman army uses to communicate. His system uses fire to spell out words. It is the world’s first encrypted communications system. In 1825, Samuel Morse is far away from home when he receives a letter telling him that his wife is dying. By the time he gets back, she is already buried. Determined to find a faster way to communicate, Morse learns about electricity.