Title:
Breakthrough / produced by Asylum Entertainment for National Geographic Channels.
ISBN:
9781426381461
Publication Information:
[Washington, D.C.] : National Geographic, [2015]
©2015
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (270 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Documentary.
Title from container.
Originally produced as episodes of the television series: Breakthrough.
Program content: ©2015.
DVD; NTSC; widescreen presentation.
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. 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.
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.
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Language Note:
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
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).
Performer:
Angela Bassett, Peter Berg, Paul Giamatti, Ron Howard, Brett Ratner.
OCLC Number:
ocn936359056
Availability:
Apple Valley - Galaxie~1
