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3, D printer dispenses layers of orange substance next to smaller orange masses. Title card reads, " 3,D Printed Food."

A butterfly sits on a metal head. Caption: can see regular color images and near infrared.

Person in a lab holding a pipette behind a plexiglass shield and working. Caption: scientists are able to create seeds that solve problems.

Still image from: Adam Savage's Tested: One Day Builds--Smartphone Camera Rig

Introductory text slide reads. “Alexander Graham Bell.”

Still image from: All the Answers: Bicycles, Butterflies, Meditation

Still image from: All the Answers: Solar System, Light Bulb, Chemical Reactions!

Men in waistcoats stand clustered together, looking at papers being held by one of them. Caption: Lincoln's victory makes war inevitable.

Color illustration of colonial figures standing on a dock lined with boats. Clusters of buildings fill background.

Closeup of stacked boxes that read, "New! Nike running shoes," in blue and red type.

Black and white photo of Bill Gates and Paul Allen standing in front of a whiteboard scribbled with notes.

Closeup of a sign that reads, "Amazon.com" with a parking lot and warehouse in the background.

Bird's eye view of Steve Jobs standing on a stage in front of a screen displaying two devices with the word "iPad" in the center.

Color illustration of 3 figures in top hats standing on a boat with a paddlewheel in the foreground.

Sepia tone close up of a sign that reads, "Wells and Fargo Company Express. Ramsay MacKay, agent."

Black and white photo. Rows of metal frame lattice towers extend into the distance.

Black and white photo of metal framed lattice structures hovering above another.

Black and white photo of Thomas Edison faintly superimposed with an arc of light bulbs.

Black and white photo closeup of a lightbox sign that reads, "On the air."

Black and white photo of a building with a sign above the first floor that reads, "International Business Machines Corp."

A C, G, I rendering of a large red wooden barge with no sails, 3 stories, and lots of oars.

Group of men wearing turbans and belted woolen tunics ride horses while using bows and arrows.

Wooden cart with 2 wheels in the back, 1 in the front center, and 1 extending out in front is on display in a museum. Behind it is a wooden bicycle prototype.

A C, G, I rendering of an ancient machine within a framed structure that includes a wheel operated by several vertical and horizontal cogs.

A C, G, I rendering of a metal battering ram on a support structure in front of a huge stone wall of a big fort. It's nighttime with clouds in the sky.

A C, G, I rendering of a stone wall partially submerged in water. On top is a large wooden structure with ropes, pulleys, and a hook hanging in the center, with a human operating the pulleys.

A C, G, I rendering of a wooden ship with 3 sails sailing out of a storm into the sun.

A C, G, I rendering of 4 stone statues of ancient Egyptian pharaohs sitting in a row. They each have yellow and blue headdresses.

Machine in an assembly line constructs a circuit board.

A photo of an estate.

Closeup of 2 hands creating something with gray, black, brown, tan, green, yellow, and white Lego blocks.

An electronic machine is being operated. Caption: He then sends himself the first electronic mail.

Still image from: Crash Course World History II: The Railroad Journey and the Industrial Revolution

Scene from the cartoon Cyberchase shows a girl with purple hair wearing a baseball uniform holding onto her backpack straps as she walks out of a building. Her eyes are closed as she blinks and she smiles. Text reads, “Traffic Trouble.”

Still image from: December Fun Facts

Illustrated dairy cow stands in a grassy field.

Illustration of interconnected objects coming apart where light hits. Caption: The light causes the short chains to disassemble

Binary code raining on a dark background. Text reads, “From Computers to Artificial Intelligence: A History. 1936 to 1951.”

Binary code raining on a dark background. Text reads, “From Computers to Artificial Intelligence: A History. 1952 to 1964.”

Binary code raining on a dark background. Text reads, “From Computers to Artificial Intelligence: A History. 1976 to 1993.”

Binary code raining on a dark background. Text reads, “From Computers to Artificial Intelligence: A History. 1994 to 2002.”

Binary code raining on a dark background. Text reads, “From Computers to Artificial Intelligence: A History. 2003 to 2013.”

Binary code raining on a dark background. Text reads, “From Computers to Artificial Intelligence: A History. 2015 to 2021.”

Still image from: Fun Facts for 50 States

Wall of different images with planet Earth and a glowing light bulb in front. Text reads, “Global Science. Technology, Shaping Our New World.”

Still image from: Go Jetters: Go Jet Academy--Hailstorm

A large jetliner flies above and very close to a smaller, angular space craft. Caption: There's no sign of a halt to the speed of progress.

Bookshelf filled with old books. Caption: was the start of our journey towards mass communication,

Microscopic close up of cells. Cell walls and internal organ structure visible. Caption: It was clear that the nucleus was the critical element

Industrial docks with stacks of shipping containers, cranes, and boats. Caption: We've tackled the sea as well, changing coastlines

An old car from the 1920's driving next to contemporary cars. Caption: The very first cars were powered by electricity.

Person in a loin cloth chiseling a large block of light-colored stone. The block has hashmarks representing "5". Caption: All cut by hand with hammers and chisels.

Black and white close up photo of a man's face. Caption: had become fascinated by the potential of radio waves.

Glass beaker with a hand holding a clear rod to the bottom of the beaker. A bright light emanates from the bottom of the beaker. Caption: and moved into the modern age of chemistry.

Round transparent object magnifying a section of a cityscape. Caption: could make distant objects appear closer.

Gauge in a vehicle with a range of 0 to 8. The indicator is at 1 and the gauge is labeled RPMx1000. Caption: How do electric vehicles compare with other cars?

Fine white tubes grow in the same direction. Caption: and carbon nanotubes grow like blades of grass.

Blurry city in background. Sight.

Blurry city in background. Touch.

Illustration of a bird and a first-generation plane with ribbed wings. Caption: They become focused on flight.

Still image from: Inventions & Inventors

Black and white photograph of an early plane with a person standing next to it. Caption: That first motorized flight lasts only 12 seconds,

Graphic of a large ocean liner moving towards an iceberg. Caption: will reveal how far away the object is.

A man watching fire come out of a cylinder. Caption: Goddard thinks he finally has his fuel.

A clear glass tube with a flat object inside. On the bottom it is encased in metal with prongs so that it can plug into something. Caption: Through trial and error, he creates one small vacuum tube

Forklift with a pallet carrying bags of Tidy Cat in a warehouse full of similar pallets. Caption: Soon he's exporting Kitty Litter all around the world.

Black and white photograph of a rocket-like object on its side in an industrial area. Caption: Sputnik heads for the launchpad,

Person with a complex arrangement of wires and electronics partially assembled. Caption: Next, Ralph constructs an actual game box,

Two people getting into the passenger and driver side of a black vehicle. Caption: (narrator) He's built a hybrid gas/electric vehicle

Map of the United States with locations highlighted on the east and west coasts as well as the area directly between. Caption: It's a primitive forerunner to the Internet.

Two people in lab coats. Caption: His electrode is doing exactly the job it's supposed to.

Collage with black and white illustration of a twelfth century Chinese man holding out a scrap of paper. A red lantern on a pole overhead. Red prohibited symbol covers image of 2 gold bars.

View of the moon with half of it covered in darkness

Woman with her back facing us and a man sitting next to her are on computers at a long desk. There’s a sign above the computer screens that reads, “Jet Propulsion Laboratory. California Institute of Technology.”

Space rover floating down with a parachute flying behind it. Text reads, “Landing on Mars, JPL and the Space Age.”

Rocket flying up into space with a bright yellow flame bursting out the back. Text reads, “Mission To Mars, JPL and the Space Age.”

Bright white orb on a black background. Text reads, “Saving Galileo, JPL and the Space Age.”

Black and white frame of a space rocket lifting off with smoke billowing around it.

Black and white photo of a man posing with a small space rocket next to him. Text reads, “Frank J. Malina, The American Rocketeer, Beginnings of the Space Age.”

Black and white photo of a man walking up steps to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory building. “The Breaking Point.”

White glowing orb on a black background. Text reads, “The Footsteps of Voyager.”

Black Background with text that reads, “The Pathfinders.”

Still image from: JPL and the Space Age: The Stuff of Dreams

View of Earth in space. Text reads, “To The Rescue.”

Still image from: JPL and the Space Age: Triumph at Saturn (Part 1)

Still image from: JPL and the Space Age: Triumph at Saturn (Part 2)

Person signing into an old microphone. Spanish captions.

Still image from: Lab Six: Boats (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: Boats II (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: The Evolution of TV (Spanish)

Illustration of a train on the tracks. Caption: (Shawn) This electric train needs three doors.

Still image from: Lights On! Ike Hoover Electrifies the White House

Still image from: Make48: Beloit, WI / The Lincoln Academy 2022

Still image from: Make48: Indianapolis, IN / Fishers Maker Playground

Still image from: Make48: Madison, WI / FabLab

Still image from: Make48: Milwaukee, WI / Institute of Art & Design

Still image from: Make48: Wichita, KS / GoCreate

Jan E Matzeliger standing next to the image of him on the Black Heritage 29 cent USA stamp.

Cartoon character standing next to a drawing of an African American man. Caption: I was just reading about Garrett Morgan.

Still image from: Meet the Helpers: How Do Public Service Workers Help the Community

Still image from: Mission Unstoppable With Miranda Cosgrove: Songs, Sweets, and Space

Still image from: Mission Unstoppable With Miranda Cosgrove: Tools, Teeth, and Tusks

Still image from: Mossback's Northwest: Airships Over the Klondike

2 trains face opposite directions on separate tracks. The train on the left is black and older, probably coal-powered, and the train on the right has thick tan and green horizontal stripes and is more modern.

Still image from: Museum Access: National Museum of Mathematics

Several aged pieces of paper with indiscernible handwriting and drawings of machine prototypes, including a gas balloon, a compound bow, and some sort of rake.

View of a workshop studio where three mechanical creatures lay on separate tables, in various stages of construction, with materials including metals, tubes, plastic, and wood.

Man standing in a grassy area holds a robotic device with plastic wings spread out like a bird in flight as Danni Washington looks on with a warm smile.

Two pigs, one pink and one brown, stand on a grassy field near us while other pigs congregate in the background, near a large piece of farming equipment on wheels.

Man shows Danni Washington a green vining plant as they stand next to a black dress form with a white-patterned garment on it.

Danni Washington looks off to the side with interest and a slight smile at something offscreen.

We look from above into a fishbowl holding two spiky sea urchins with black and pink spines.

Still image from: Nick News: Crumbling Schools, New Orleans Marching Band, 3-D Printed Limbs

Still image from: November Fun Facts

Still image from: Origin of Everything: How a Spy Changed Horror Movies

Still image from: Origin of Everything: Who Invented Christmas Lights?

Still image from: Origin of Everything: Why Do TV Shows Use Laugh Tracks?

A telescope built on the top of a mountain. Caption: Large synoptic survey telescope. Science office slash L S S T project slash N S F slash A U R A.

Still image from: Read Along With Me Picture Books: Zhang Heng and the Incredible Earthquake Detector

Robot with four short metal legs and two cylindrical rods with fluorescent yellow segments stands on the pavement next to a wood pallet.

Person holding a small mechanical device with leg-like structures and a circuit board. Caption: is it can jump higher and faster

Model of an airport surrounded in green spaces. Spanish captions.

Person riding a motorcycle. Spanish captions.

Black and white photo of man's face and that man in a science lab. Spanish captions.

Person sitting at a computer. Spanish captions.

Computer screen showing pitch and frequency of soundwave. Spanish captions.

People with videography equipment. Spanish captions.

Computer simulation of a person practicing a dental procedure. Spanish captions.

View from the cockpit of a race car. Spanish captions.

Ear of yellow corn combined with an ear of green corn produces an ear of yellow corn. Spanish captions.

Rows of plants being grown in a greenhouse. Spanish captions.

Teacher speaking in front of a lecture hall full of students. Spanish captions.

Teacher leaning down to help a student at a computer. Spanish captions.

Person using a touch screen. Spanish captions.

Diagram showing a single computer connected to a cloud which is then connected to a large group of computers. Spanish captions.

Computer screen showing several book covers with information about the books. Spanish captions.

Rows of computers with people at them. Spanish captions.

Illustration of an eye, hand, and mouth. Spanish captions.

Flat metallic card with irregular shapes cut out and printed text on the bottom. Spanish captions.

Several keyboards from different eras. Spanish captions.

Illustration of a person in a coat and hat holding an magnifying glass. Spanish captions.

Person holding a smart phone. Spanish captions.

Computer screen showing sound waves. Spanish captions.

Complex robotic machinery. Spanish captions.

Person holding a shoe. Spanish captions.

Open laptops with people working on them. Spanish captions.

Modern bullet trains passing each other on the tracks. Spanish captions.

Wall of screens. Spanish captions.

Person in a lab setting with a mostly clear object in their hands. Scissors, wires with leads, and tweezers are on the counter next to them. Caption: We're trying to make a smart Band-Aid

Person placing a tennis ball between the finger and thumb of a robotic hand. Caption: RAPHaEL is a relatively inexpensive robotic hand.

People in an operating theater with a patient on the table. Caption: is implanted surgically and stimulates nerves

Close up circuitry. Penny included for scale. Circuitry is smaller than the penny. Caption: at the University of Maryland are building microrobots,

Two rectangular drones flying in the air. Caption: fly safely and avoid collision on their own.

Person holding a small partially transparent cube with wires and other equipment attached. Caption: and are developing microbial fuel cells

Mountain lion in a tree. Caption: They are hard to study.

Person working on a robotic leg that is wearing a shoe. Caption: This is a battery that powers everything.

Microscopic view of cells. Some are blue and some are larger and red. Caption: on how to make early cancer detection cheaper.

Underwater view of billowing plume of pollutant. Caption: cleaning up oil spills and purifying water.

SUV with sensors, cameras, and other equipment attached to the bumper, hood, and roof. Caption: (male narrator) Imagine a car that drives itself and knows the rules.

Gloved hand holding a round plastic object and putting an electronic chip into it. Caption: to incorporate nanotechnologies into the process.

Person holding a tubular instrument to their eye. Caption: (narrator) You might say the chemiscope of an agent of change,

Computer screen showing the closeup of a human eye with crosshairs over the pupil. Caption: and nearly impossible to fool or spoof.

A light blue and white stripped caterpillar on a person's finger. Caption: (male) This little guy can grip, hold, and move.

Person touching an object made of stacked and connected cubes. Caption: are playing with Cubelets, small, smart modular robots.

Person sitting at a table across from a robot. On the table in front of them are objects of different shapes and colors. Caption: Would you put the green object with one peg into the red box?

Closeup view of very thin wires forming concentric squares and other geometric patterns. Caption: these circuits are thinner than a hair

Test tubes of blood. Caption: use biomarkers: biochemical signatures in blood,

Person at a computer looking at a projection of a wire frame human face on a screen. Caption: how robots interact with humans,

Funnel with filter feeding into a receptacle. The fluid in the filter is dark and the filter is dirty. Caption: She's developing fluoride filtering devices

Brightly colored tropical fish. Caption: how they work together to execute underwater maneuvers,

Computer screen showing a bar graph and pie chart of energy consumption in watt-hours. Caption: showing me which devices are consuming the most energy.

Tool emitting bright light cutting circles into wood. Caption: (narrator) Tools, including this laser cutter and wood router,

Computer screen showing the aerial view of a multi-story building and thumbnail views of other buildings. Caption: It's part of a new computing concept

Child sitting in a chair under bright lights looking at a small humanoid robot on a table some distance in front of them. An adult stands by. Caption: It doesn't overstimulate or overwhelm a child with autism.

Semi-trailer with large cylindrical tanks labelled as Hydrogen, Compressed. Caption:(narrator) Hydrogen is hailed as the fuel of the future --

Large industrial machine moving across a cultivated field. Caption: could precisely communicate an entire crop's water needs.

Gloved hand holding two small dark discs. Caption: to bring ultra-high-temperature ceramics to marketplace.

3D graphic of a mostly cylindrical object with a rotor on top against a backdrop of grass and buildings. Caption: the brain's signal to control the quadcopter.

Diagram of an orange sphere. Part of the shell of the sphere is removed to show the white interior. On the surface of the sphere are small, brightly colored spots. Caption: help protect against the toxins they make.

Microscopic view of a hexagonal structure with arms hovering above a spherical object. Caption: Cell-sized micro grippers retrieve tiny objects,

Rectangular robot with a screen at eye level. Caption: (male narrator) Meet CoBot, short for "Collaborative Robot."

Person with a device attached to their head behind and above their ear and a wire leading to a device that is affixed to the back of their ear. Caption: It's called a cochlear implant, and it helps me hear.

Mosquito on a person's skin. Caption: it would scare them away.

Computer diagram with icons representing two people. The previous paths of the people are also shown. Caption: A firefighter outfitted with a sensor

Person with a control box in their hands standing next to a short, wide robot with legs. Caption: (narrator) Palmer sees broad applications for these smart legs:

Dirty water with bubbles and PVC pipes. Caption: and reused again and again in a sustainable loop.

Complex machinery with a platform. Caption: a treatment or vaccine for a particular patient.

Robot with an arm moving bottles next to a sink. Caption: (male narrator) Here's how to take the drudgery from housework.

Robotic arm placing a baseball hat on a water bottle. Caption: at Barrett Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts,

Lizard walking in a clear Plexiglas box. Caption: This is a sandfish, and his slithering moves

Ceiling security camera footage showing store aisles. Caption: to track shoppers as they move in the store and create data

Setting sun as seen through tall wild grasses. Caption: to harness the sun's energy to make renewable fuels.

The sun seen closely enough to show the light and dark pattern of the surface. Caption: Their mission: put the heat of the sun to work,

Several young people working on an object. Caption: the first all-female African-American RoboCup team.

Person in scrubs looking into an enclosed space while manipulating controls with both hands. Caption: (narrator) Surgeons like Yuh come here to test the robots.

Computer screen showing a line graph of multiple measurements taken at different times. Caption: to add the ultra-fine layers of semiconducting materials

Person with a headset being placed on their head. Caption: (narrator) The headset he is wearing allows him to steer