Documents That Changed the World

Documents That Changed the World episodes

August 23, 2012 7. Gutenberg Indulgence, 1454
What Gutenberg printed first, the unexpected effects all his works had,
and how it's all about to happen again
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August 15, 2012 6. Internet Protocol, 1981
The simple genius that makes the Internet happen
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August 08, 2012 Introduction
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July 19, 2012 5. The 19th Amendment, 1920
Where exactly is the Constitution? Chances are, what you think...is wrong
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July 18, 2012 1. The Gregorian Calendar, 1582
The power of one person, the power of one document
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July 17, 2012 3. Mao's Little Red Book, 1964
Words matter, and who says them does too
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July 16, 2012 2. John Snow's Cholera Map, 1853
Making sense of Big Data, 19th century edition (written/researched/produced/recorded by Andrew Brink)
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July 15, 2012 4. Barack Obama Birth Certificate, 1961
Authenticity, authentication, and last piece of paper you might have
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A look at documents that have had a profound effect on the world. Telling the stories