Fortuitously, his appointment coincided with a series of immense changes in the way archival film was regarded.

Archival film footage shows the use of wood lagging during its installation in 1953.

Though the precise origins of the genre are not known, examples emerged during the 1950s, when archival film footage became relatively easy to locate.

Each standalone episode, which runs from five to ten minutes, utilizes a combination of archival film footage and animatics, and focus on a different person.

Interviews with scientists, archival film, and contemporary footage, as well as slow-motion sequences, are used in the film.