The Secret Genius of Modern Life
Lift
Season 2 Episode 6 of 6
Hannah Fry examines the technology behind the lift, entering a 246m elevator shaft to test everything from the brakes to her own fear of heights. Along the way she finds out how rickety 19th-century coal mines made lifts safer, gets to grips with a piece of medieval siege technology still used in lifts today and discovers how an 1850s PR stunt changed the modern skyline for ever
The Secret Genius of Modern Life airs on BBC Two England at 7:00 PM, Wednesday 30 October. (Subtitles, repeat, finale, series.)
Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
Technology
Hannah Fry
Presenter
Eileen Inkson
Series Producer
Paul Overton
Executive Producer