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Though The End of Oil is not a chronological history of humanity's use of fossil fuels, Roberts begins by recounting how Thomas Newcomen, in 1712, presented the first large steam engine, and thus helped spark the Industrial Revolution.
The documentary uses several versions of the song Sixteen Tons while throwing an ironic look at the history of humanity.