Description
What the Ancients Knew: The Chinese
Narrator: Jack Turner
Order No. D3502
EAN: 6905454598773
Picture Format: NTSC (good for North American users)
Length: 30 minutes
Number of Disc: 1
Language: English
Publisher: The Science Channel
Price: $16.95
This video profiles how ancient Chinese technologists used gunpowder, porcelain, the cast iron plow, kites, the magnetic compass, moveable type, the blast furnace, the multistage rocket and more. Host Jack Turner demonstrates how ancient machines worked and explains why they were developed.