AT&T Archives: The UNIX Operating System
AT&T Tech Channel2.23M viewsThe 1982 Bell Labs film on the UNIX system, with Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie and Brian Kernighan explaining pipes, tools and the shell.
Lectures & Documentaries · Computing & engineering
63,459 videos · Full university lectures and long-form documentaries.
AlphaGo - The Movie | Full award-winning documentary
Google DeepMind38.5M viewsThe full feature documentary on DeepMind's AlphaGo and its 2016 match against Lee Sedol, including how the system was built and tested.
Birth of BASIC
Dartmouth1.46M viewsDartmouth's documentary on how John Kemeny, Tom Kurtz and undergraduates created BASIC and the time-sharing system that let students program.
UNIX: Making Computers Easier To Use -- AT&T Archives film from 1982, Bell Laboratories
AT&T Tech Channel499K viewsAT&T's 1982 film on UNIX's design principles, showing small tools combined through pipes.
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The Making of a Renaissance Book (1969)
Rare Book SchoolA 21-minute video from Rare Book School: “The Making of a Renaissance Book (1969)”.
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VFX History: Slit Scan
ShiveringCactus: VFXA 24-minute video from ShiveringCactus: VFX: “VFX History: Slit Scan”.
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「ポケモン化石博物館」が出来るまで（後編）
National Museum of Nature and Science, TokyoA 18-minute video from National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo: “「ポケモン化石博物館」が出来るまで（後編）”.
23:38The VFX History of Star Trek: The Next Generation
ShiveringCactus: VFXA 24-minute video from ShiveringCactus: VFX: “The VFX History of Star Trek: The Next Generation”.
26:00VFX History : Movie monsters
ShiveringCactus: VFXA 26-minute video from ShiveringCactus: VFX: “VFX History : Movie monsters”.
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ATR 72 Voepass 2283 – The Final Report | O Relatório Final
Fly with MagnarA 24-minute video from Fly with Magnar: “ATR 72 Voepass 2283 – The Final Report | O Relatório Final”.
47:36VFX History: the origin of After Effects
ShiveringCactus: VFXA 48-minute video from ShiveringCactus: VFX: “VFX History: the origin of After Effects”.
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La hidráulica y la mecánica de fluidos: historia, ciencia y técnica | 1/81 | UPV
Universitat Politècnica de València - UPVA 7-minute video from Universitat Politècnica de València - UPV: “La hidráulica y la mecánica de fluidos: historia, ciencia y técnica | 1/81 | UPV”.
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Drones, hackers y mercenarios - Los campos de batalla del futuro | DW Documental
DW DocumentalA 42-minute video from DW Documental: “Drones, hackers y mercenarios - Los campos de batalla del futuro | DW Documental”.
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The Story Behind the Space Shuttle Columbia Recovery Mission
Smithsonian National Air and Space MuseumA 33-minute video from Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum: “The Story Behind the Space Shuttle Columbia Recovery Mission”.
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Smithsonian X 3D - Digitizing Collections
Inside Smithsonian DigitalA 3-minute video from Inside Smithsonian Digital: “Smithsonian X 3D - Digitizing Collections”.
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Why Ships Crash: Inside the Crash That Shut Down the Global Economy I Full Documentary I NOVA I PBS
NOVA PBS Official583K viewsWhy large ships crash, using the Ever Given's grounding in the Suez Canal and its effect on global trade.
General Magic (1080p) FULL DOCUMENTARY - History, Technology, Business
Gravitas Documentaries73.4K viewsThe feature documentary on General Magic, the 1990s startup that envisioned the smartphone, with Tony Fadell and Andy Hertzfeld.
Trackers: The Sound of 16-Bit
Ahoy2.07M viewsA documentary on music trackers and the Amiga/PC sound hardware that shaped 1990s game and demoscene music.
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وثائقي | بين الأرشفة التقليدية وأحدث تقنيات الجمع والتخزين والحفظ | وثائقية دي دبليو
DW Documentary وثائقية دي دبليوA 42-minute video from DW Documentary وثائقية دي دبليو: “وثائقي | بين الأرشفة التقليدية وأحدث تقنيات الجمع والتخزين والحفظ | وثائقية دي دبليو”.
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The Nuclear Navy (released 1967)
Naval History and HeritageA 28-minute video from Naval History and Heritage: “The Nuclear Navy (released 1967)”.
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Cargo sailboats: A sea change for shipping? | DW Documentary
DW Documentary138K viewsDW examines modern cargo sailing ships and whether wind power can cut shipping emissions, with the engineers and operators involved.
GraphQL: The Documentary
CultRepo 603K viewsA documentary on how GraphQL was built at Facebook and why it spread, with its co-creators.
14:35Pegasus: Vanguard of the New Navy (released 1975)
Naval History and HeritageA 15-minute video from Naval History and Heritage: “Pegasus: Vanguard of the New Navy (released 1975)”.
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La saga des robots
Cité des sciences et de l'industrieA 73-minute video from Cité des sciences et de l'industrie: “La saga des robots”.
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The Secret Life of the Vacuum Cleaner - Remastered
tim hunkin288K viewsTim Hunkin's remastered Secret Life of Machines episode on the vacuum cleaner: its history, mechanics and quirks.
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Origins of Precision
Machine Thinking3.04M viewsTraces how humans learned to make precise flat surfaces, screws and measurement — the foundations of modern manufacturing.
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HOPE Number Nine (2012): Manufacturing Modern Computer Chips
Channel2600224 viewsHow modern chips are made: photolithography, doping, cleanrooms and the tricks used to print features far smaller than the wavelength of light.
31:39The Secret Life of the Radio - Remastered
tim hunkin359K viewsTim Hunkin's remastered episode on the radio: its history, components and how it works.
1:24:05The Story of Python and how it took over the world | Python: The Documentary
CultRepo 1.3M viewsThe history of Python from Guido van Rossum's side project to a dominant language, told by its core developers.
31:18Kubernetes: The Documentary [PART 2]
CultRepo 232K viewsKubernetes documentary part 2: the launch, the CNCF and how it won the orchestration wars.
1:02:49Node.js: The Documentary | An origin story
CultRepo 867K viewsThe origin of Node.js, the io.js fork and the governance crisis, from the people involved.
24:55Kubernetes: The Documentary [PART 1]
CultRepo 527K viewsKubernetes documentary part 1: how Google's internal Borg experience led to an open-source container orchestrator.
Pulling Power from the Sky: The Story of Makani [Feature Film]
X, The Moonshot Factory1.57M viewsThe full story of Makani, Google X's airborne wind-energy kite: the engineering, test flights and why it ended.
1:18:15How A Small Team of Developers Created React at Facebook | React.js: The Documentary
CultRepo 1.67M viewsHow a small team at Facebook created React and won over a sceptical community.
BBS The Documentary: Episode 1 of 8: BAUD (The Beginning)
Jason Scott39.9K viewsEpisode 1 of Jason Scott's BBS Documentary: how dial-up bulletin board systems began, told by the people who built them.
The Computer Chronicles - Gary Kildall Special (1995)
The Computer Chronicles90.7K viewsThe Computer Chronicles' 1995 special on Gary Kildall: CP/M, the BIOS and the IBM deal, with people who worked with him.
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