Sherlock Holmes the True story
A documentary about the real life inspirations for Sherlock Holmes. A leading professor of medicine, Dr.Joseph Bell is a pioneer in a new field, forensic science. Joseph Bell is the real life model for the greatest fictional detective in history. He inspired his student, Arthur Conan Doyle to create a legend. Includes interviews with literary historians and Holmes experts and asks the question what is it about this imaginary victorian detective seem so real.
The Google Boys
Google was co-founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were students at Stanford University and the company was first incorporated as a privately held company on September 7, 1998. Google's initial public offering took place on August 19, 2004, raising $1.67 billion, making it worth $23 billion. Through a series of new product developments, acquisitions and partnerships, the company has expanded its initial search and advertising business into other areas, including web-based email, ...
The Real Spartacus
The popular image of Spartacus seems like a real-life version of David and Goliath. In the first century BC, a slave named Spartacus threatened the power of Rome. Under his leadership, a tiny band of gladiators grew into a vast revolutionary army. About 100,000 men followed him, keeping faith until the last; only the full force of the Roman army could crush the revolt. Its memory lives on, a symbol of the power of free ...