Connections with James Burke — Season 1, Episode 1: Seeing the Future
Documentary • 45 min • 1 season, 6 episodes • ★ 8.2/10
Episode synopsis
James connects the dots between Napoleon’s toothpick and the Nielsen TV ratings to see how scientists have built the quantum computer – a data-processing machine so powerful that it can predict the future.
About Connections with James Burke
Historian James Burke continues his journey through random historical connections that together have shaped our world and provide important clues to our future.