Inventions That Changed the World Computer (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | Documentary

Inventions That Changed the World

Computer (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV Episode | Documentary

In Victorian times 'computers' were people who added up rows of figures. Now they are mechanical wonders - without them we couldn't fly planes, drive cars or even run our dishwashers. We need them, but will they ever get smart enough to ...See moreIn Victorian times 'computers' were people who added up rows of figures. Now they are mechanical wonders - without them we couldn't fly planes, drive cars or even run our dishwashers. We need them, but will they ever get smart enough to take over? Jeremy tells the remarkable story of the computer's evolution from man with pencil to android with sub-machine gun. It's an epic spanning three centuries, a tale of passion, espionage and suicide - and it's far from over. Jeremy discovers that the threat from computers lies not with Schwarzenegger's Terminator but from a much more devastating computer - Armageddon. The computer might yet change the world in a way that none of us are expecting. Written by Enzedder See less

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
Jeremy Clarkson Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Top Gear (2002)
John Strange Priest Priest See fewer	Taggart (1983)
Alun Maxwell Charles Babbage Charles Babbage See fewer	Inventions That Changed the World (2004)
William Chitty Diner Diner See fewer	Tides (I) (2017)
Daniel Beales Brunel Brunel See fewer	The Crown (2016)
Richard Burnip Diner Diner See fewer	Much Ado About Something (2001)
Sally Beaumont Ada Lovelace (as Sally Claire) Ada Lovelace (as Sally Claire) See fewer	Inventions That Changed the World (2004)
Glynne Steele Alan Turing Alan Turing See fewer	Inventions That Changed the World (2004)
Robin Welch Tommy Flowers Tommy Flowers See fewer	Unmasked Part 25 (1988)
Richard Mullins Max Newman Max Newman See fewer	Emmerdale Farm (1972)
Hugh Hayes Army Officer Army Officer See fewer	The Theban Plays by Sophocles (1986)
Doron Swade Self - Historical Advisor - Babbage Self - Historical Advisor - Babbage See fewer	Order & Disorder (2012)
Kevin Warwick Self - Reading University (as Professor Kevin Warwick) Self - Reading University (as Professor Kevin Warwick) See fewer	The Sci-Fi Files (1997)
Nicola Whitehead Wren Wren See fewer	Found by You (2019)