James Burke (born James Conway), also known as Jimmy the Gent, and The Irishman (July 5, 1931 – April 13, 1996), was an American gangster and Lucchese crime family associate who is believed to have organized the 1978 Lufthansa heist, then the most lucrative cash theft in American history, and also believed to have either committed or orchestrated the murders of many of those involved in the months following.
 He is the father of small-time mobster and Lufthansa heist suspect, Frankie Burke, as well as of Jesse James Burke, Catherine Burke (who married Bonanno crime family member Anthony Indelicato in 1992), and another daughter Robin Burke.
The Leathernecks Have Landed is a 1936 American adventure film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Seton I. Miller.
 The film stars Lew Ayres, Isabel Jewell, James Ellison, James Burke, J. Carrol Naish and Clay Clement.
 The film was released on February 17, 1936, by Republic Pictures.
James Patrick Burke (born 4 February 1971) is a former an Australian politician.
 He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly between 2005 and 2008, representing the electorate of Brennan.
 James Burke is perhaps most famous for his shock defeat of his namesake (but no relation), the Opposition Leader Denis Burke, at the 2005 election.
 Although even he had not expected to be victorious, he swept aside the incumbent member, and won what had been the CLP's safest seat with a swing of more than 20%.
James Burke (born 22 December 1936) is a British broadcaster, science historian, author, and television producer, who is known, among other things, for his documentary television series "Connections" (1978), and for its more philosophically oriented companion series, "The Day the Universe Changed" (1985), which is about the history of science and technology.
 "The Washington Post" called him "one of the most intriguing minds in the Western world".
Joan T. Burke ("née" Crowley; 8 February 1928 – 27 November 2016) was an Irish Fine Gael politician, farmer and nurse.
 She was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) for the Roscommon constituency at the July 1964 by-election caused by the death of her husband James Burke.
 She was re-elected at each subsequent general election until she retired from politics at the 1981 general election.
The Day the Universe Changed: A Personal View by James Burke is a British documentary television series written and presented by science historian James Burke, originally broadcast on BBC1 from 19 March until 21 May 1985 by the BBC.
 The series' primary focus is on the effect of advances in science and technology on western society in its philosophical aspects.
Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections is a documentary series originally broadcast on the National Geographic Channel, and later on BBC2.
 It is presented by Richard Hammond, and looks at how engineers and designers use historic inventions and clues from the natural world in ingenious ways to develop new buildings and machines.
 The show's format is very similar to that of James Burke's 1978 documentary series, "Connections".
 The first series premièred on 8 September 2008, on National Geographic, and on 1 March 2010, on BBC2.
 The first series contained four episodes.
 The second series premièred on 7 September 2009, on National Geographic, and on 8 May 2010, on BBC2.
 The second series contained six episodes.
 The third series premièred on 8 May 2011, on BBC2 and contained six episodes.
 The BBC2 broadcasts of the first two series have a slightly shorter running time and contain less information than the original National Geographic broadcasts, with on average one minute of footage cut from every episode.
 None of the three series of the programme are available to purchase on DVD in the UK, however, all three can be watched on demand for subscribers of National Geographic on Sky, Virgin Media and BT Vision.
 In Australia, all three series are available on DVD, either separately or as a box-set.
Steven James Burke MBE (born 4 March 1988) is an English track and road cyclist who rides for the WIGGINS cycling team.
 He represented Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics, beating his pre-Olympics personal best in the individual pursuit by 11 seconds to take the bronze medal.
 He stood on the podium alongside his cycling idol, gold medalist Bradley Wiggins.
 In 2012, Burke was part of the Great Britain team that won the Olympic and World championships in the Team Pursuit discipline.
 He was part of the GB team that retained the team pursuit title at the 2016 Olympics.
Reece Frederick James Burke (born 2 September 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bolton Wanderers, on loan from West Ham United.
 He has also played for Bradford City where he was the player of the season for the 2015-16 season.
 Internationally he has played for the England Under-18 team, England Under-19 team and England Under-20 team.
 Burke mainly plays centre back, he can also play right back.
Connections is a 10-episode documentary television series and 1978 book ("Connections", based on the series) created, written, and presented by science historian James Burke.
 The series was produced and directed by Mick Jackson of the BBC Science and Features Department and first aired in 1978 (UK) and 1979 (USA).
 It took an interdisciplinary approach to the history of science and invention, and demonstrated how various discoveries, scientific achievements, and historical world events were built from one another successively in an interconnected way to bring about particular aspects of modern technology.
 The series was noted for Burke's crisp and enthusiastic presentation (and dry humour), historical re-enactments, and intricate working models.

Question: What was the show " The day the Universe Change" about and What did James Burke do? 
Answer: The series' primary focus is on the effect of advances in science and technology on western society in its philosophical aspects.