How We Got to Now

[1] The six-part series, presented by Steven Johnson, explores the legacy of great ideas.

The factual series is a co-production between Nutopia, a British-American production company, and PBS.

[5] The historical characters who appear include Thomas Edison, Clarence Birdseye, Frederick McKinley Jones, Willis Carrier, Tim Berners-Lee, Hedy Lamarr, and Mark Zuckerberg.

[9] Robert Lloyd of Los Angeles Times wrote, "Thought-provoking and fun to watch.

"[10] Peepshow Collective won Outstanding Motion Design at the 67th Emmy Awards in 2015 for their work on the series.