WATCH VIDEO : Big History Season 1 Episode 16 Silver Supernova
Episode Name: Silver Supernova
Air date: 12/21/2013
Summary:
At critical moments in history, our second place metal was the most important metal on Earth. Big History reveals how silver's place in our minds was determined by the heat of exploding stars, and how this one metal saved democracy, gave us the dollar, and had a secret power to connect the world.