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How We Invented the World

Cars (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV Episode | 43 min | Documentary

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So much more than getting us from A to B, but the eureka moments it took to invent the car we know today included a Scottish veterinarian, an ambitious wife, thousands of slaughtered animals and a terrifying experiment with boiling oil.

Director

Jonathan Rudd

Producers

Marios Hamboulides | Rob Holloway

Composer

Rob Manning

Editors

Garry Crystal | Philip Taylor

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Updated Jan 1, 2012

Release date

Jan 1, 2012 (United States)

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4 cast members

Name	STARmeter	Known for
Beatrice Curnew Bertha Benz Bertha Benz See fewer	Members only	Skyfall (2012)
Matt Newman John Dunlop John Dunlop See fewer	Members only	The Last Days of American Crime (2020)
Seth Porges Self Self See fewer	Members only	Class Action Park (2020)
Brett Williams William Merriam Burton William Merriam Burton See fewer	Members only	Raised by Wolves (2020)