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The Ascent of Man Season 1 Episodes

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

13 Episodes 1973 - 1973

Episode 1

Lower Than the Angels

Tue, Jan 7, 1975

Man evolves from the apes.

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Episode 2

The Harvest of the Seasons

Tue, Jan 14, 1975

Man invents agriculture.

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Episode 3

The Grain in the Stone

Tue, Jan 21, 1975

Man invents architecture.

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Episode 4

The Hidden Structure

Tue, Jan 28, 1975

Man learns the hidden structure of all things.

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Episode 5

Music of the Spheres

Tue, Feb 4, 1975

Man invents mathematics.

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Episode 6

The Starry Messenger

Tue, Feb 11, 1975

Man learns the true nature of the heavens.

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Episode 7

The Majestic Clockwork

Tue, Feb 18, 1975

In the ascent of Man, two figures stride like gods: Newton and Einstein.

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Episode 8

The Drive for Power

Tue, Feb 25, 1975

Three revolutions change civilization: The American Revolution, the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution.

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Episode 9

The Ladder of Creation

Tue, Mar 4, 1975

Two naturalists independently discover natural selection, while a chemist's discoveries lead to an understanding of how life began.

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Episode 10

World Within World

Tue, Mar 11, 1975

Crystals give Man a doorway into the world of atoms.

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Episode 11

Knowledge or Certainty

Tue, Mar 18, 1975

Man is humbled by the uncertainty of what he can know, but still has the itch to gain absolute knowledge, often with tragic consequences.

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Episode 12

Generation Upon Generation

Tue, Mar 25, 1975

Man discovers genetics.

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Episode 13

The Long Childhood

Tue, Apr 1, 1975

Man, as a species, goes through a long childhood.

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