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1 online resource (streaming video file) (51 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
This episode begins by examining the standardization of precious metal in the ancient world. From here, Burke traces the many connections between Ptolemy's Star Tables and the magnetic compass, and the magnetic compass to the discovery of electricity, finally ending on the invention of nuclear weaponry.
Originally produced by Ambrose Video in 1978.