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Season 1
Season 1 episodes

Season 1

Origins: The History of Everything explores the remarkable origin of hundreds of the world's most influential and important inventions, natural objects, products, games, and ideas from technology, sports, medicine, business and more.

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Season 1

Episode 1

The Helicopter, Scuba, & Space Travel

19m

Episode 2

The Bow and Arrow, Gun, & Atomic Bomb

19m

Episode 3

Anesthesia, Antibiotics, & Organ Transplants

19m

Episode 4

The Telescope, X-Ray, & Electron Microscope

19m

Episode 5

Trains, Cars, & Airplanes

19m

Episode 6

The Seismograph, Radar, & Satellite

19m

Episode 7

Skydiving, Mountaineering, & Running

19m

Episode 8

Fire, Matches, & Dynamite

19m

Episode 9

Three Manmade Marvels: The Great Pyramid, the Moai, & the Burj Khaifa

19m

Episode 10

City Makers: Skyscrapers, Subways, & City Parks

19m

Episode 11

The Control of Nature: Dams, Highways, & Canals

19m

Episode 12

The Horse, Bicycle, & Motorcycle

19m

Episode 13

Samurai, Knights, & Special Forces

19m

Episode 14

Tank, Combat Aircraft, & Military Drone

19m

Episode 15

Writing, Libraries, & Internet

19m

Episode 16

Monarchy, Democracy, & Communism

19m

Episode 17

Submarines, Battleships, & Armadas

19m

Episode 18

Painting, Photography, & Motion Pictures

19m

Episode 19

Dentists, Eye Doctors, & Psychology and Psychiatry

19m

Episode 20

Gods, Ghosts, & UFO's

19m

Episode 21

Plagues, Economic Collapse, & Nuclear War

19m

Episode 22

Fishing, Farming, & Animal Farms

19m

Episode 25

Exploration, Mapping, & Exploring Space

19m

Episode 26

Mining, Steel, & Oil

19m