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Transistor
Bill examines the first transistor ever built. He explains how it works, and its impact on our world today. And, also, he even tests it out!
Plasma
Bill shows the impact of plasmas on our material world; he also impact his own material world using a large pair of wire cutters.
Plasma
Cell Phone
Bill visits a cell phone store to show why a cell phone looks like it does - he illustrates the six design principles used to create a phone.
Cell Phone
Golfball
Bill uses his giant chopper to search for the perfect golfball. He reveals the amazing creativity of engineers.
Golfball
Thermostat
Bill uses a pair of wire cutters to illustrate Henry Dreyfuss's great industrial designs.
Thermostat
Tantalum
Using a large hammer Bill demonstrates how our electronics depends on an obscure chemical elements found half-way around the world.
Tantalum
Copper
Using a pair of cutters to extract a copper pipe from the ceiling, Bill shows how copper is the "miracle metal" that gives us safe drinking water, and makes our electronic world possible.
Copper
Garbage
Bill covers his office floor with trash to see what takes up space in a landfill. He digs through fast food containers and diapers to learn that what we really need is green design of our manufactured objects.
Garbage