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When man's engineering desires outweigh their knowledge or is threatened by unknown threats the results are often deadly. Profiled disasters include the sinking of the Titanic, the collapses of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, the Teton Dam, and the walkways at the Kansas City Hyatt.
Occasionally, Modern Marvels aired a special spin-off called Engineering Disasters. These periodic episodes describe the circumstances of situations in which technology does not work correctly, such as building collapses and airplane crashes, resulting in spectacular (and sometimes fatal) failures.
Engineering Disasters: With Tom Cotcher, Jeff Wise, Jim Record, Phil Derner. Spun off from Modern Marvels, Engineering Disasters spotlights what happens when human error and the right circumstances conspire to create major disasters and tragedies.
Aug 6, 2023 · Full episodes of History Channel Modern Marvels special on engineering disasters.
More Engineering Disasters: With Harlan Saperstein, William Atwater, Frank O. Bravnard, Philip B. Crosby. Rocket engineers pushing the technological envelope expect a crash or two or hundred. But a collapsed roof or burst dam can only be attributed to sloppy engineering.
Mar 22, 2006 · Engineering Disasters 19. Mar 22, 2006 | 44m 51s | tv-pg | CC. Examine one of the most mysterious maritime tragedies, when the sturdy Edmund Fitzgerald suddenly sank on a stormy night in...
Nov 19, 2010 · Engineering Disasters 22: With Ron Allen, Michael Avendano, Jason Benjamin, Robert Benzon. They are catastrophic failures with deadly consequences. Caused by a single spark or a massive collapse, these disasters reveal one thing--the danger inherent in our most common industries.
