Wait . . . why is the Today in History post showing up in the middle of the day?
It's not. Don't worry, it will still be here later. Time Capsules offers you a special treat today!
This history post will be a little longer than most – about 45 minutes to be exact. The extra time is worth it, though.
Back in 1978, British science historian James Burke filmed a remarkable series about history called Connections. If you haven't seen it, it's truly a great series. James Burke shows history how it really happened, how it zigged and zagged just like events do today. The result is a great lesson in how history still affects us today, and how things tend to work over and over again.
In Connections, James Burke focuses on 8 particular inventions which he believes are the ones most likely to affect the future of mankind the most. I'm going to post this series in order, at the rate of 1 episode each Saturday, as a sort of extended history lesson for the weekends. I'll also post some external links that relate to the video as I go.
This first episode is called The Trigger Effect, which sets up the format and the concept of the series. I hope you enjoy it.
Links:
Northeast Blackout of 1965
Plough
Ancient Egypt
Giza Necropolis
Flooding of the Nile
Karnak
Kuwait
Thanks, Pi Guy!
ReplyDeleteJust one question. Do we have to use the paper book covers, or can we use the stretchy kind? ; )
(Seriously - this is cool. It will be great in the new place!)
I guess the stretchy kind would be OK.
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I'm glad you like it!
Hey CC and PG. Glad to see the site running again. Any idea when it will be down again tonight?
ReplyDeleteHi ETR! There will be a pub thread up at about 7:00PM EST tonight, and it will likely stay open for a couple of hours (maybe longer).
ReplyDeleteIf we have to shut down after that for a while, we'll be back open for tonight's fruit cup (2:00AM PST/5:00AM EST), and we should be back to being open around-the-clock from then on.
ETR was kind enough to extend me an invite, so I dropped in to say hi.
ReplyDeletemay as well make myself more recognizable. ;)
ReplyDeleteDEZ! Hello, and welcome!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the welcome CC, and to all whom may say so latter.
ReplyDeleteIt's Talk Like a Pirate Day, and we've got some generators going on a couple of threads - shiver me timbers. (I came up with that one myself, believe it or not.)
ReplyDeleteArrrr matey, something tells me will all have to visit Davey Jones locker soon.
ReplyDeleteDropping in late again I see. I have seen this whole series and the second one. Another good series of his is "The Day the Universe Changed". Kind of like Connections, but more exploring the thinking behind historical science and discoveries.
ReplyDeleteArrrr matey, something tells me will all have to visit Davey Jones locker soon.
ReplyDeleteYou found us. :))) Now come up stairs. Great to see you.
DEZ, are you still here?
ReplyDeleteWe're waiting for you in the bar ↑