| Description |
2 videodiscs (270 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical surround Dolby Digital 5.1 rda |
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NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video Region 1 rda |
| Note |
Documentary. |
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Title from container. |
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Originally produced as episodes of the television series: Breakthrough. |
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Program content: ©2015. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; widescreen presentation. |
| Audience |
TV Parental Guidelines rating: TV-14 (parents strongly cautioned; this program contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age). |
| Summary |
Examines cutting edge developments in science, technology, and medicine, covering a variety of topics that include: new findings in pandemic research; cyborg technologies; new developments in understanding the brain; the latest advances in extending human life; innovations in energy resources; developments under way to countervail potential water shortages. |
| Contents |
episode 1. Fighting pandemics / directed & narrated by Peter Berg -- episode 2. More than human / directed & written by Paul Giamatti -- episode 3. Decoding the brain / directed by Brett Ratner ; narrated by Adrien Brody -- episode 4. The age of aging / directed & narrated by Ron Howard -- episode 5. Energy on the edge / directed by Akiva Goldsman ; narrated by Jason Bateman -- episode 6. Water apocalypse / directed & narrated by Angela Bassett. |
| Language |
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
| Subject |
Discoveries in science.
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Technological innovations.
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Epidemics.
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Cyborgs.
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Brain -- Research.
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Aging -- Prevention -- Research.
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Longevity -- Research.
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Power resources -- Technological innovations.
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Water-supply.
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Water resources development.
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Discoveries in science. (OCoLC)fst00894959
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Scientists. (OCoLC)fst01108895
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary television programs.
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Science television programs.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Documentary television programs. (OCoLC)fst01710387
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Science television programs. (OCoLC)fst01726240
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| Added Author |
Berg, Peter, 1964- narrator, television director.
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Giamatti, Paul, narrator, television director.
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Ratner, Brett, television director.
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Brody, Adrien, narrator.
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Howard, Ron, 1954- narrator, television director.
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Goldsman, Akiva, television director.
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Bateman, Jason, narrator.
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Bassett, Angela, narrator, television director.
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Asylum Entertainment (Firm), production company.
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National Geographic Channels (Firm), production company.
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National Geographic Channel (Television station : Washington, D.C.), production company.
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General Electric Company, production company.
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National Geographic Society (U.S.), publisher.
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| Added Title |
Breakthrough (Television program)
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| Standard No. |
727994933328 |
| ISBN |
9781426381461 |
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1426381468 |
| Music No. |
CS93332 National Geographic |
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