Simple Things

Stories about amazing stories of invention of the simple things, about the laws of nature, which make things functional and irreplaceable in everyday life.

Who and when was the first one to kindle fire by means of matches? What is common between the chair and shoppy trolley? How Archimedes’s screw helps us enjoying cocktails? Each program tells of 2 – 3 simple things, which from the first glance have nothing in common, but in fact are related: eather their work is based on the same physical or chemical process, or one subject occasionally gave a hint how to create another.

The project was aired on “Bilim” TV channel in 2012.