A large factory-fishing boat hunts down, catches and processes 300 tons of Alaskan pollock each day in the Bering Sea the crew reveals the inner workings of one of the most sophisticated and complex vessels afloat.
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Chicago flood Alpine tunnel fires riverboat boiler explosion building collapse plane crash.
Examine industrial disasters including BP Refinery Texas City explosions killing workers, American Airlines flight crash circumstances, Times Beach Missouri dioxin contamination, NASA Skylab problems, and Praxair gas company fire.
Denver International Airport baggage disaster Texas A&M bonfire M-4 Sherman tank Milwaukee Water Treatment disaster of 1993 Skyline Plaza collapse.
When the men and women aboard a modern submarine hear the command to dive, they can take a measure of comfort in the fact that no US sub has been lost in nearly 40 years, though it's been said that the sea is a more hostile environment than space.
Sinking of Ocean Ranger offshore oil rig plane carrying golfer Payne Stewart malfunctions Connecticut Turnpike collapse South Fork Dam failure PEPCON jet fuel plant explosion.
Grain-elevator explosion freighter crashes into mall collapse of Rosemont Horizon Schoharie Bridge collapse airship crash.
A large factory-fishing boat hunts down, catches and processes 300 tons of Alaskan pollock each day in the Bering Sea the crew reveals the inner workings of one of the most sophisticated and complex vessels afloat.
Explore the hottest trends in gadgets, how they've evolved and where they're going discover which gadget inventors may hold tomorrow's hottest new trends and learn why some gadgets succeed while others crash and burn.
Adam Richman works the line at White Castle to discover how they grill and serve over a million sliders daily he looks for the secret behind Colonel Sanders' famous 11 herbs and spices at KFC headquarters he visits the first drive-thru in the U.S.
Cotton caused a civil war and jump-started the Industrial Revolution while becoming the world's most ubiquitous fabric a chronicle of cotton's journey from dirt to shirt.
Examination of chemical and biological warfare history and technology traces back 4,000 years to ancient India's toxic fumes includes details of Soviet biological programs and interviews with former scientists Ken Alibek and Bill Patrick.
Examines the history of radar, focusing on its role in the Allies' victory in World War II, from the Chain Home Network, rudimentary radar towers that ringed England's eastern coast, to the role of Boston's MIT in developing an English secret.
The U.S. Navy's diving and salvage programs the USS Salvor's underwater remote-operated robots bomb-locating minisub Alvin.
Sinkholes use of asbestos Chang River flood liquid natural-gas explosions Hyatt Hotel walkway collapses.
Arguably the most influential book ever written, the Bible provides a glimpse into the origins of ancient technology and its use to withstand the elements, build great structures, wage war, and conserve precious water.
From the first well in Pennsylvania to the gushing Spindletop and modern supertankers, the story of oil is the story of civilization as we know it a look at the ingenious and outrageous men who risked a lot for "black gold" and unimaginable wealth.
They are lethal tools that ensured our survival, altered our evolution, and maintained our dominion over other animals though hunting technology is the backbone of a multi-billion dollar sports industry, current cutting-edge gear.
America's technologically advanced military descends from Civil War innovations the first modern war introduced machine guns, aerial reconnaissance, battlefield medicine, ironclad ships, and aircraft carriers that revolutionized warfare.
Tiny weapons may not sound impressive, but small can kill, and it can also be easily concealed from a pocket pistol used by the police to a submachine gun wielded by a bodyguard, many of today's most effective weapons are smaller than ever.
When a burning gusher shoots flames into the air, only a handful of men know how to snuff out the monster fighting fire with fire, they place explosives around the flames to blow it out, or douse it with tons of water.
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