How we got to now

Lovering, Peter, (producer.). Jackson, Michael, 1958- (producer.). Root, Jane, (producer.). Johnson, Steven, 1968- (on-screen presenter,, producer.). Petterle, Diene, (producer.). Stacey, Nic, (director,, producer.). Jones, Julian, (director,, producer.). Olding, Paul, 1973- (director,, producer.). Nutopia (Firm), (production company.). Oregon Public Broadcasting, (production company.). British Broadcasting Corporation, (production company.). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), (publisher.). PBS Distribution (Firm), (film distributor.).

Summary: Join best-selling author Steven Johnson to hear extraordinary stories behind remarkable ideas that made modern life possible, the unsung heroes who brought them about, and the unexpected and bizarre consequences each of these innovations triggered.

Record details

ISBN: 162789036X
ISBN: 9781627890366
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc
videorecording
Edition: Widescreen.
Publisher: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2014]
Distributor: [Arlington, Virginia?] : PBS Distribution, [2014]
Copyright: ©2014

Content descriptions

General Note:	Documentary. Title from container. Originally produced as episodes of the television series: How we got to now. "Includes bonus interview with host Steven Johnson!"--Container.
Formatted Contents Note:	Clean -- Time -- Glass -- Light -- Cold -- Sound.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Executive producers for Nutopia, Peter Lovering, Jane Root, Michael Jackson, and Steven Johnson ; series producer, Diene Petterle ; producers and directors, Nic Stacey, Julian Jones, Paul Olding.
Participant or Performer Note:	Presenter, Steven Johnson.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Originally broadcast by PBS in 2014.
Target Audience Note:	TV parental guidelines rating: Not rating.
System Details Note:	DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation; stereo.
Language Note:	English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).