Tập
Modern Marvels: Episode 10
Tóm tắt
We're living in a gadget revolution. New and unimagined gizmos solve problems that we didn't even know we had. They emerge from cutting edge think tanks and tinkerers basement workshops. Will they usher in a techno utopia, or enslave us to pocket size technology?
Chi tiết
- Phim bộ
- Modern Marvels
- Mùa
- Mùa 15
- Tập
- Tập 10
- Ngày phát sóng
- 2008-04-04
- Thời lượng
- 44 min
Thông tin tập
Episode 10 là tập 10 trong Season 15 của Modern Marvels. Tập này phát sóng ngày 2008-04-04. Thời lượng là 44 min.
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