理查德·哈蒙德带领观众一起对世界上那些最具野心的标志性建筑进行了一次深入探讨，从基本的构造开始逐步展现一项技术是如何成就这一伟大工程的。理查德造访了所有奇迹般的的建筑并找出个令人惊诧的工程技术遗产，而没有这些技术，所有的建筑都不会得以实现。通过大型模型展示，专家的解说， 理查德对每个关键技术调查研究
Hannah Fry uncovers the secrets behind the miraculous technologies of the modern world,revealing the mind blowing stories behind their invention. Episode 1: Passport Hannah gains access to a top-secret site where anonymous staff and the latest tech work to make the British passport one of the most secure documents on the planet. Episode 2: Vacuum Cleaner Hannah Fry reveals the incredible tales behind the development of the contemporary world's marvelous technology and unearths their mysteries. Hannah takes a look at the vacuum cleaner, going behind the scenes with Dyson and discovering how the motor in their latest vacuum spins nine times faster than that of a Formula One race car. Episode 3: Smartphone With over six billion of them across the planet, smartphones have changed the modern world. With rare access to electronics giant Samsung, Professor Hannah uncovers the technological game changers that have made the smartphone a reality. Episode 4: Microwave Hannah Fry discovers the hidden WWII radar technology that heats up beans, learns the legend of the melted candy bar in an engineer's pocket that kick-started revolution. Episode 5: Headphones Headphones are worn by over 30 million people in the UK. Hannah Fry visits legendary headphone honchos Bose to find out how today's teeny earbud tech works and meets the human testers with 'golden ears'. Episode 6: Lift Fry goes behind the scenes to look at the tech behind the lift. Along the way, she finds out how coal mines made lifts safer, gets to grips with a piece of medieval siege technology, and discovers how a PR stunt changed the modern skyline.
