Inventions That Shook the World — Season 1, Episode 9: The 1980s
Documentary • 30 min • 1 season, 10 episodes
Episode synopsis
It's the decade of Ronald Reagan and Margret Thatcher; cold war and glasnost; big beats, big hair and fashions that seemed like a good idea at the time. The inventions of the 1980s have us looking inward at our own DNA and outward to the far reaches of space.
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.