BBC Connections(1978)The Trigger Effect
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Language: English
Genre: Documentary
The Trigger Effect
Boththe beginning and the end of the story are here. The end is our presentdependence on complex technological networks illustrated by the NYCpower blackouts. Life came almost to a standstill: support systems takenfor granted failed. How did we become so helpless Technologyoriginated with the plow and agriculture. Each invention demands its ownfollow-up: once started, it is hard to stop. This segment ends inKuwait, where society has leapt from ancient Egypt to the technology oftoday in 30 years.
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