Poster of Cast and Crew in Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World - Season 1 - Episode 3 - Ancient Wisdom

Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World - Season 1 - Ancient Wisdom (Episode 3)

Plot: This episode is concerned with technology from history that was either ahead of its time and subsequently forgotten, or artefacts which are mysteries in themselves. This includes the Baghdad battery, where German scientist Arne Eggebrecht is shown electroplating a small silver statue with a gold cynanide solution and a replica of the battery using grape juice
Episode Aired On:
Tuesday, September 16 1980
44 years ago