Traces the development of the diesel from the Otto 'SILENT' gas engine of 1877, through Rudolph Diesel's engine, to the machines that now drive ships, trains, tractors, trucks and cars.
In this episode we see a Cray Super Computer with over 50,000 instructions per sec which is used for weather predictions, my iPhone 6s has nearly 100,000 and fits in my pocket and has no moving parts.
We also see a way to purchase flights "online" the word online is not used but its a clear internet predecessor.
How the term 'horsepower' came to be applied to mechanical devices is made clear in this picture, & an explanation of how the modern motorcar can hold the power of 85 horses under its hood."
Cartoon showing what happens to a drop of gasoline from the time it flows into the gas tank to when it is exploded in the engine cylinder. This "fantastic voyage" through a glisteningly clean Chevrolet engine is an excellent example of the soft-sell industrial, where the product that's promoted is hardly ever mentioned by name.
A Dramatization Of The Cooling System Of The Automobile, Showing How The Water Circulates Around The Cylinders, Cooling Them And In Turn Being Cooled By The Air Drawn In Through The Radiator.