How groundbreaking ideas were brought to life
One of the world's most popular toys was invented in a small Danish town in 1958.
One of the most popular computer games ever was invented in Moscow in 1984
How the World Wide Web was created
The touchscreen smartphone changed mobile technology for ever.
How the revolutionary online mapping service was created in 2005.
How a polio epidemic in Denmark in 1952 led to the invention of the modern ventilator
In 1959 the British Motoring Corporation unveiled a very small new family car - the Mini
The creation in 1958 of a new product that would revolutionise mealtimes worldwide.
Inspiration, rejection and war - a personal account of the invention of the jet engine
Nicotine patches became available in the 1990s but their origins go back to the 1980s.
How a chemist and a surgeon found a way of helping burns to heal.
The creator of the 3D printer had no idea how revolutionary this technology might become.
The American inventor who made the first mobile phone and the first mobile phone call
In 1985 the first robot-assisted medical surgery took place in Vancouver, Canada
One of the world's most famous perfumes was launched in 1921
The first mass-produced modern electric car was launched by GM in 1996
Japanese railways launched the fastest train the world had ever seen in October 1964
The iconic East German car that dominated the roads of communist Central Europe
The world's first offshore wind farm was built off the coast of Denmark in 1991
How the first of the Nazi's new "revenge weapons" terrorised Londoners in WW2
The portable tape player that brought music-on-the-move to millions was launched in 1979
How author and former intelligence officer Ian Fleming created the British super-spy
Millions of people鈥檚 lives have been saved and improved by the metered dose inhaler.
The story of the mayor who created one of the world's biggest holiday resorts.
