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Impossible Engineering

Behind every seemingly impossible marvel of modern engineering is a cast of historical trailblazers who pioneered new building techniques, took risks on untested materials, and revolutionized their field. Each episode of this exciting series celebrates a modern engineering marvel, from record-beating buildings, to ships and spacecraft, detailing how it's built and how it works.
20204 episodes
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Episodes

  1. S8 E1 - Secrets of the Supertanker
    July 14, 2020
    42min
    TV-PG
    The world's biggest oil tanker is longer than four football fields and can haul 15,000 trucks worth of oil, and thanks to cutting-edge maritime engineering, this record-breaking vessel makes its deliveries across rough seas quicker and safer than ever.
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  2. S8 E2 - Seattle Super Bridge
    July 14, 2020
    42min
    TV-PG
    Engineers in Seattle are building the world's first floating railway bridge, and to tackle this complex engineering challenge, they use new, innovative construction technology that enables high-speed trains to go where they've never gone before.
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  3. S8 E3 - Texas Super Skyscraper
    July 28, 2020
    42min
    TV-PG
    A brand-new skyscraper in Texas is a gravity-defying engineering marvel with a one-of-a-kind shape, and to build it, experts use cutting-edge construction and design that pushes modern-day tower-building to strange and innovative heights.
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  4. S8 E4 - World's Strongest Ship
    August 4, 2020
    42min
    TV-PG
    The world's largest heavy-lift ship can carry entire cruise ships halfway across the globe without stopping, and to do this, experts use cutting-edge maritime engineering and the latest science for herculean strength and first-class maneuverability.
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Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Starring
Matthew Skilton
Studio
Science Channel
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