The World's First Time Machine

The World's First Time Machine

2003•7.5/10

Documentary

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7.5/10(4)

Time travel is one of mankind's favorite fantasies. But what if it were possible to build a real time machine? To travel into the future, or the past? Scientists are now teetering on making that impossible dream, reality.

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Discovery Communications

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Craig Sechler

Craig Sechler

Narrator

Bob Gale

Bob Gale

Simon Wells

Simon Wells

Tuyet Le

Tuyet Le

Teacher

Jason McColgan

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