Fair rating?The UnXplained· Season 7 · Episode 2
Impossible Ancient Inventions
There are stories of advanced technology from the ancient past that seem too impossible to be true. Some are spoken of in legends and myths while others can be seen today with the naked eye. These technologies challenge everything we think we know about the innovation of our ancestors. Is our most cutting-edge modern technology merely reinventions of those that existed thousands of years ago? And if it is, where did these incredible lost inventions go?
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#3In Season 7of 18 rated episodes
#5All-timeof 111 rated episodes
+0.6vs season avgSeason 7 averages 8.2
2024First airedOctober 11, 2024
Guest stars
Tok Thompsonas Tok Thompson, Ph.D. - Professor of Anthropology, USC
Andrew Collinsas Andrew Collins - Author, The New Circlemakers
Lance Geigeras Historian
Michio Kakuas Michio Kaku, PH.D. - Author / Theoretical Physicist
Michael Denninas Michael Dennin, Ph.D. - Physicist, Univ. of California, IrvineKai Birdas Kai Bird - Author, American Prometheus
Jeff Hechtas Jeff Hecht - Author, Lasers, Death Rays
Laurence Totelinas Laurence Totelin, Ph.D. - Professor in Ancient History, Cardiff University
Deepak Shimkhadaas Deepak Shimkhada, Ph.D. - Ret. Adjunct Professor, Chaffey CollegePraveen Mohanas Praveen Mohan - Author / Researcher
Joel Kleinas Joel Klein, Ph.D. - Curator, The Huntington
Elisabeth Berry Dragoas Elisabeth Berry Drago, Ph.D. - Curator, Science History Institute
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