Episode

Horizon: Technology and Self-Determination

Name: Horizon: Technology and Self-Determination
Released: 1969-05-15
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Michael Mosley, Paul Vaughan, Alice Roberts, Hannah Fry, Richard Feynman

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Overview

Sebastian Z. de Ferranti gives the Royal Society lecture for 1969 on technological development.

Details

Series: Horizon
Season: Season 6
Episode: Episode 18
Air date: 1969-05-15
Runtime: 60 min

Episode context

Technology and Self-Determination is Episode 18 in 1969 of Horizon. It aired on 1969-05-15. The runtime is 60 min.

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