The Secret Genius of Modern Life
Vacuum Cleaner
Season 2 Episode 2 of 6
Hannah Fry focuses on the technology of the vacuum cleaner. She finds out how early models from the 1900s took inspiration from a sewing machine, comes face to face with a colony of creepy crawlies whose job is to help fight the filth and learns how the motor in modern models spins nine times faster than that of a Formula 1 racing car
The Secret Genius of Modern Life airs on BBC Two England at 8:00 PM, Wednesday 10 September. (Subtitles, repeat.)
Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
Technology
Hannah Fry
Presenter
Paul Overton
Executive Producer
Eileen Inkson
Series Producer