A look up at the symbol of the American Century - the skyscraper the construction of which is a triumph of engineering and capitalism climb to the top of the Empire State Building, Chrysler Building, Sears Tower, and World Trade Center.
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Traveling some of the world's most dangerous roads, including Bolivia's "Death Road," California's fog-shrouded Highway 99, the road to Baghdad's airport and Colorado's Million Dollar Highway highway safety off-road drivers.
Entries and exits world's tallest doors at the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center a company that makes blast doors and bulletproof doors fabricating doors for homes.
A survey of torture devices employed throughout history, ranging from the ancient Greeks' Brazen Bull to the Spanish Inquisition's elaborate mechanisms.
The history of long-duration life in space from the first Soviet station to Skylab to Mir to the International Space Station what it is like to live in space, as well as the monumental obstacles engineers and astronauts overcame to make it possible.
It was a science first conjured amid the fiery ovens of ancient blacksmiths today more than 50% of all U.S. products require some form of welding.
Every detail from a convenience store has been engineered to work fast a look behind the scenes to see how favorite innovations, like slurpees, turbo ovens, and beef jerky, are made.
Since the invention of gunpowder, fireworks have thrilled audiences around the world the highlights of fireworks exhibitions throughout history, and go behind the scenes to explore how science and art mingle in this unique, ancient craft.
Heavy metals occupy select periodic table portions and are essential to America's economic and military might, stored in National Defense Stockpile vital metals include copper, uranium, lead, zinc, nickel, and corrosion-resistant superalloys.
From the Pharos of Alexandria to modern automated buoys, lighthouse history features personal stories of keepers, daring construction, and optical discoveries today these structures become inns and retreats as navigation advances.
A look up at the symbol of the American Century - the skyscraper the construction of which is a triumph of engineering and capitalism climb to the top of the Empire State Building, Chrysler Building, Sears Tower, and World Trade Center.
In hour three of our crash course on mega-skyscraper construction, we learn about the human element and development of systems that make us comfortable.
A computer-managed home in Colorado showcases the high-tech gadgetry destined to inhabit every wall in the future a network of walls with cutouts and Plexiglas windows reveal how pests and creepy crawlies of all kinds can congregate.
In 1954, Gamal Abdel Nasser needed to harness the flow of the world's longest river: the Nile. The Aswan High Dam socially, politically, culturally, and agriculturally affected Egypt.
All it takes to set off a booby trap is an unsuspecting victim lifting, moving, or disturbing a harmless-looking object the history of booby traps from the ancient Egyptians, Chinese, Greek, and Romans to the Middle Eastern crisis.
A machine that converts energy into mechanical force to go over, under or through fortified or fixed defenses too strong for conventional force engines range from man's first long-range missile weapon.
The development of jet technology and rocket fuel during World War II culminates in test pilot Chuck Yeager breaking the sound barrier on Oct. 10, 1947.
From the Pharos of Alexandria to modern automated buoys, lighthouse history features personal stories of keepers, daring construction, and optical discoveries today these structures become inns and retreats as navigation advances.
A look up at the symbol of the American Century - the skyscraper the construction of which is a triumph of engineering and capitalism climb to the top of the Empire State Building, Chrysler Building, Sears Tower, and World Trade Center.
In hour three of our crash course on mega-skyscraper construction, we learn about the human element and development of systems that make us comfortable.
A computer-managed home in Colorado showcases the high-tech gadgetry destined to inhabit every wall in the future a network of walls with cutouts and Plexiglas windows reveal how pests and creepy crawlies of all kinds can congregate.
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