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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.
- (36)
- 1999-02-22
- Documentary, History
- 44
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.
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- 1999-11-29
- Documentary, History
- 44
Aug 6, 2023 · Full episodes of History Channel Modern Marvels special on engineering disasters.
Apr 10, 2021 · Modern Marvels: Engineering Marvels Turn Disastrous (S11, E58) | Full Episode | History. It's a chapter of complex, deadly and controversial engineering failures, using 3-D animation, forensic...
- 45 min
- 1.3M
- HISTORY
Oct 26, 2004 · Engineering Disasters 11: Disasters profiled are a liquid natural gas explosion in Cleveland, the collapse of the Kansas City Hyatt walkway, flooding of the Yangtze River in 1931, as well as sinkholes caused by sewer collapses in San Francisco and Atlanta.
- (20)
- 2004-10-26
- Documentary, History
- Emily Lau
Apr 21, 2018 · Engineering Disasters | New Orleans Engineering Fail - Documentary Movies.
Mar 21, 2020 · In New Orleans, we investigate why the levees and water-pumping system failed after Hurricane Katrina, and join a "Geological Detective" as he uncovers how 80% of the city was left underwater...
- 44 min
- 524.2K
- HISTORY
