Episode

Horizon: The Greatest Advance Since the Wheel?

Name: Horizon: The Greatest Advance Since the Wheel?
Released: 1975-07-07
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Michael Mosley, Paul Vaughan, Alice Roberts, Hannah Fry, Richard Feynman

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Overview

Horizon reports on the history of superconductivity, from discovery, to the present.

Details

Series: Horizon
Season: Season 12
Episode: Episode 19
Air date: 1975-07-07
Runtime: 60 min

Episode context

The Greatest Advance Since the Wheel? is Episode 19 in 1975 of Horizon. It aired on 1975-07-07. The runtime is 60 min.

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