How Did We Get To The Modern Computer? | Order And Disorder | Progress

Professor Jim Al-Khalili explores the unimaginable power of information. And how ancient humans carving symbols into clay set off a chain reaction of events that led to the computerise world we live in today. Welcome to Progress -- the home of history’s greatest leaps forward. From the seismic invention of the world’s first printing press to the great rocket-powered marvels that took us to the stars, we’ll be bringing you world-class documentaries celebrating history’s greatest inventions and technological breakthroughs. Progress is part of the History Hit Network.