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S1 E1 – Engineering Disasters 20
5 decembrie 200643minExplore the series of events that led to one of the worst industrial accidents in the United States, look at what went wrong with NASA's Skylab in 1974, and examine the fire that destroyed a gas company in 2005.Încercare gratuită pentru HISTORY VaultS1 E2 – Size Matters: Pyramids: Majesty And Mystery
22 martie 199745minStanding majestically for centuries, great pyramids have long inspired and mystified scholars. Leading experts and historians explore the engineering genius that created some of the largest structures on the planet.Încercare gratuită pentru HISTORY VaultS1 E3 – Machu Picchu
23 septembrie 200345minThe engineering marvel Machu Picchu sits perched on a ridge in the Peruvian Andes. Originally built by the Incas, this magnificent structure remains a mystery. Was it an observatory? Pleasure retreat? Fortress?Încercare gratuită pentru HISTORY VaultS1 E4 – Barbarian Battle Tech
3 martie 200744minIt's clear from the bow that nearly brought down Rome, the suspension system that revolutionized the chariot, and the axe that named a country that barbarians and technology aren't such a contradiction after all.Încercare gratuită pentru HISTORY VaultS1 E5 – Engineering Disasters 21
24 octombrie 200744minA steam pipe explosion rocks a summer day in Manhattan; Boston's Big Dig highway project suffers a major setback; rush hour in Minnesota turns deadly as a bridge plunges into the Mississippi River.Acest titlu este indisponibil din cauza drepturilor expirateS1 E6 – Modern Marvels: Mt. Rushmore
10 februarie 199643minDiscover the incredible tale of how Gutzon Borglum created the world's largest sculpture by carving the faces of four U.S. presidents into the Black Hills of South Dakota.Încercare gratuită pentru HISTORY VaultS1 E7 – Modern Marvels: The Great Wall Of China
21 iunie 199745minWinding 6,000 kilometers through undulating mountains, it is said to be visible with the naked eye from the moon. But who called for the Great Wall's construction? And how was it accomplished?Încercare gratuită pentru HISTORY VaultS1 E8 – Modern Marvels:: China's Great Dam
12 septembrie 200045minSupporters see it as key to a new China, but critics voice a litany of concerns. Trace the story of China's Three Gorges Dam from ancient flood control to current controversy.Încercare gratuită pentru HISTORY VaultS1 E9 – Brooklyn Bridge
30 septembrie 199546minRare photographs and behind-the-scenes stories recall the politics, the struggles, and the tragedies that made possible an engineering feat of almost miraculous proportions.Încercare gratuită pentru HISTORY VaultS1 E10 – Building A Skyscraper: The Arteries
6 septembrie 200444minLearn how development of electricity and indoor plumbing made skyscrapers possible as the veins and arteries of the California Department of Transportation headquarters in LA are installed.Încercare gratuită pentru HISTORY VaultS1 E11 – Building A Skyscraper: The Human Environment
6 septembrie 200445minIn hour three of a crash course on mega-skyscraper construction, take a closer look at the human element involved in the development of systems like air conditioning and pressurized elevators.Încercare gratuită pentru HISTORY VaultS1 E12 – Engineering Disasters
21 februarie 199945minFrom the Colossus of Rhodes and Egypt's pyramids to the Hoover Dam and the Space Shuttle, mankind has celebrated the work of engineers. But what happens when their calculations prove wrong?Încercare gratuită pentru HISTORY VaultS1 E13 – Engineering Disasters 13
15 noiembrie 200444minDeath seeps out of the ground into a neighborhood sitting on a toxic waste dump; soldiers die due to software flaws during Desert Storm; the science of demolition is put to the test - and fails.Încercare gratuită pentru HISTORY VaultS1 E14 – Engineering Disasters 15
29 noiembrie 200444minA deadly accident traps hundreds in a smoke-filled Alpine tunnel; three boilers explode on a Mississippi riverboat; a cockpit warning system malfunctions, causing a crash before the jetliner ever takes off.Încercare gratuită pentru HISTORY VaultS1 E15 – Engineering Disasters Of The 70's
29 mai 200744minTo err is human, but when the error results in the loss of life, it's a disaster. Learn about the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, the Buffalo Creek Dam disaster, and the explosion of a tanker in Los Angeles harbor.Încercare gratuită pentru HISTORY VaultS1 E16 – More Engineering Disasters
28 noiembrie 199944minThroughout history the same builders and engineers that paved man's path out of the caves and into the modern world also caused some of mankind's worst disasters. Revisit notable disasters and their probable causes.Încercare gratuită pentru HISTORY VaultS1 E17 – Gothic Cathedrals
18 martie 199547minBuilt of stone, glass, persistence and prayer, gothic cathedrals are an epiphany of imagination and an articulation of joy, including Chartres, Notre Dame and the National Cathedral in Washington D.C.Încercare gratuită pentru HISTORY Vault