Anybody ever watch the old BBC show Connections hosted by James Burke? My cousin clued me in to it, and I find it utterly fascinating. It basically links various inventions throughout history that lead us to where we are today. It’s freely available to stream on archive.org

Edited August 11, 20232 yr by Steve81

I watched it and liked it. A lot. I clearly remember that I liked it. Don't remember much more than that, but some vague images. Well, it happened before you were born ...

I’d say it’s worth a rewatch, simply to see the advances we made in comparison with some of his predictions at the time on subjects like computing, genetics, etc. 

I have the book.
https://www.awesomebooks.com/book/9780333248270/connections/used?gclid=Cj0KCQjwuNemBhCBARIsADp74QRYfZaxv6ZvzE_ud5NC1V6sTKAcQqAxhOyYu3aSa96MQeqH8jpp1XcaAk5YEALw_wcB