The Secret Genius of Modern Life on SBS Viceland and SBS on Demand S2E2 – We don’t often stop to think about it, but we are surrounded by genuine wonders of human ingenuity.
Technology so clever, 20 years ago it would have been the stuff of science fiction. In this new series of The Secret Genius of Modern Life, Hannah Fry is back to uncover the secrets of these everyday miracles and reveal the mind-blowing stories behind their invention.
Season Two, Episode Two: Vacuum
We might take them for granted but vacuums are a miracle of modern engineering with a seriously surprising history. Hannah goes behind the scenes with Dyson and discovers the motor in their latest vacuum spins 9 times faster than that of a Formula 1 race car.
She finds out why a wheezy janitor in the 1900s took inspiration from a sewing machine to create the first popular, portable vac, and she comes face to face with a colony of creepy crawlies whose job is to help us fight the filth.
The Secret Genius of Modern Life on SBS Viceland and SBS on Demand – New Episode / Saturday 26 October at 6.30pm (6 Parts)
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The Secret Genius of Modern Life on SBS Viceland and SBS on Demand S2E2
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