Aired on: 7:30 PM on December 1st, 2010 – Wednesday
Channel: BBC One Channel
Episode Details: Season 1 Episode 5
Episode Name: Better Safe Than Sorry
Preview:
Wallace and Gromit have always taken their safety into their own hands, and in this episode of the science series they consider other inventors with the same philosophy.They tell the tale of 1940s Hollywood starlet Hedy Lamarr, who had a side-line in inventing, and who devised a radio-controlled ‘secret-communication’ system for steering torpedoes to help allied forces in the war, the technology of which is featured in all modern bluetooth systems.We look at the most futuristic surveillance drones and the history of spy technology, first developed using the humble pigeon in WWI. In the USA, we look at the fascinating history of spacesuits, while in the UK we reveal the life of eccentric British inventor Arthur Pedrick and his helpful cat. Arthur owns hundreds of patents, from explosive underground bomb shelters to cat flaps, and sometimes a mixture of both.
Wallace And Gromit's World Of Invention Season 1 Episode 5 Better Safe Than Sorry
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