Secret History of Humans Rise of the Machines (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV-14
TV Episode | 22 min | Documentary, History

Secret History of Humans

Rise of the Machines (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV-14

TV Episode | 22 min | Documentary, History

Tools and machines have allowed us to overcome our physical limitations, and become the most successful species on Earth. But tools are also transforming what it means to be human.

Composers

Tom Howe | Edward White

Cinematographers

Joel Devlin (director of photography) | Michael Epple (director of photography) | Simon Fanthorpe (director of photography) | Rob Goldie (director of photography) | Michael Snyman (director of photography)

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Release date

Feb 9, 2013 (United States)

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9 cast members

Name	Known for
Eric Meyers Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Snatch (2000)
James Meigs Self - Editor-in-Chief, Popular Mechanics Self - Editor-in-Chief, Popular Mechanics See fewer	Popular Mechanics: Saturday Mechanic (2012)
Sam Sheridan Self - Author, A Fighter's Heart Self - Author, A Fighter's Heart See fewer	Warrior (2011)
Richard Machowicz Self - Military Expert & Former Navy Seal (as Richard 'Mack' Machowicz) Self - Military Expert & Former Navy Seal (as Richard 'Mack' Machowicz) See fewer	Gamer (2009)
George Wunderlich Self - National Museum of Civil War Medicine Self - National Museum of Civil War Medicine See fewer	Mercy Street (2016)
Mike Loades Self - Militarian Historian Self - Militarian Historian See fewer	World of Weapons (2020)
Timothy Brook Self - University of British Columbia Self - University of British Columbia See fewer	Rendez-vous de l'histoire (2014)
Ian Morris Self - Stanford University Self - Stanford University See fewer	Secret History of Humans (2013)
Mehmet Oz Self - New York Presbyterian Hospital (as Dr. Mehmet Oz) Self - New York Presbyterian Hospital (as Dr. Mehmet Oz) See fewer	Mom and Dad (2017)