00:00Human beings have always been fascinated by the unknown that has been a driver of a lot of
00:08innovation. In the moment before the world changes. Before the advent of germ theory,
00:15there wasn't this idea that there were small things you couldn't see that could infect you
00:19and cause disease. This is someone who works very hard and is highly motivated to succeed.
00:25Before ingenious inventions and stunning breakthroughs forever alter the timeline of
00:30humanity. Scientific discovery is very often a case of trial and error. The question is how far
00:39is too far to go in the name of science? Thinkers, innovators and instigators push science to its
00:50limits. By the time Otto Lilienthal undertakes his very last manned flight, he's done thousands of
00:56these. Their lasting legacies were not so easily earned. These scientists paved the way for
01:02electricity, nuclear power and astronomical discoveries. They faced off with the natural
01:08world. Pliny is very interested in the volcano that is erupting all around him and maybe that
01:16curiosity is getting the better of him. Faced overwhelming odds. As a young black woman,
01:23it's hard to imagine all the hardships she had to survive and persevere through. Experimented with
01:29deadly biology. In order to develop an antidote, one must first source the venom. Braved explosive forces
01:37and dangerous exposures. At the time, the only way chemists have to understand the substances
01:43they're working with is by tasting them, touching them, smelling them. National heroes. Forgotten icons.
01:51All of the breakthroughs that we know today are because of people who took chances. They didn't
01:58really know the significance of their findings, but today we can see it. They risked it all for science.
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