Inventions That Shook the World — Season 1, Episode 5: The 1940s
Documentary • 30 min • 1 season, 10 episodes
Episode synopsis
It was a decade of big bands and big bangs. During the Second World War, the 1940s bring us some of the greatest inventions of all time. And in the peaceful years that followed, all that inventing know-how would carry on in ways we never imagined.
About Inventions That Shook the World
A series covering the 20th Century's notable inventions. Each episode covers a decade with great period video footage.