Connections 2 Vol. 2

Connections 2 Vol. 2 DVD VIDEO TV SHOW TLC Echoes Past Photo Finish! James Burke Type: Movie Platform: DVD Publisher: Ambrose Released: 2003 Media: DVD CONNECTIONS 2 VOL. 2PRESENTED BY JAMES BURKEThe favorite of students and educators everywhere, James Burke the "scientific detective" is back tracking the fascinating links between technological invention, social history, economics, and, well, everything. "Life is a glan 3-dimensional globe made up of millions of threads that cross and recross each other," says Burke as he traces the lines that lead from a French loom to IBM, from a kink in a water pipe to a carburetor.SOMETHING FOR NOTHINGSomething impossible happened 400 years ago. And we wound up in outer space, thanks (en route) to pigeon lovers, the Pope, and electric Italian frogs.ECHOES OF THE PASTOn his way to finding the secret of the universe, Burke takes us to the Buddhist tea ceremony, ties it to international spies and Lincoln's assassination.PHOTO FINISHThe Le Mans 24