Best of Modern Marvels Volume 5 Engineering Disasters #19 20 and New Orleans DVD
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From awe-inspiring buildings and life-changing technological innovations to the most terrible engineering disasters of our time, MODERN MARVELS goes behind the scenes of the world s most spectacular creations and its biggest failures. In this volume 2 disc from the acclaimed series examines history from every conceivable angle, from the designers behind the world s architectural masterpieces and the biggest engineering failures to greatest inventions and the worst disasters. MODERN MARVELS profiles these amazing historic turning points through interviews with the builders and dreamers who created high-tech devices and man-made wonders and exclusive archive footage to analyze what has gone wrong and what s held up over the ages. -- Best of Modern Marvels 2 Volume 5 Engineering Disasters #19 Modern Marvels probes the stories behind the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, two mysterious Boeing 737 crashes, and one of the least known nuclear catastrophes in US history... a meltdown at a secret government facility. Engineering Disaster #20 Investigators reveal how a disregard for safety in the BP refinery in Texas led to one of America's worst industrial accidents, as well as the unusual events that caused American Airlines Flight 587 to fall from the sky, and the reasons NASA's SKylab failed. Engineering DisastersNEW ORLEANS As Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, design flaws on escape routes from the city and engineering errors at the Superdome shelter contributed to the nightmare. Join geological detectives as they sift through the rubble to expose how the levee and the century old pump system were a disaster int he making. 141 minutes. By the History Channel
ASIN: B005GNIF4O
VSKU: DBV.B005GNIF4O.G
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ASIN: B005GNIF4O
VSKU: DBV.B005GNIF4O.G
Condition: Good
Binding: Dvd
Note: Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.
Condition Notes: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case may show wear and may be in library packaging. Ships Fast!
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