Connections 2 Season 1 Episode 14 Bright Ideas 1994
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Gin and tonic was invented to combat malaria in British colonies like Java, which leads us to Geneva, where cleanliness is an obsession. Here, tonic water was sealed with a disposable bottle cap, and razors became disposable, leading us to Huntsman's steel, invaluable for making clock springs. We take a little trip through lighthouses, the education of orphans, psycho-physics, the law of the just noticeable difference, which is the idea behind stellar magnitudes, which leads us to discovering the size of the universe.
- Released: 1994-06-19
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: James Burke
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