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s10e11 · 2021-10-07
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Impossible Engineering
Science Documentary
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Behind every seemingly impossible marvel of modern engineering is a cast of historic trailblazers who designed new building techniques, took risks on untested materials and revolutionised their field. Brand new series, Impossible Engineering, is a tribute to their achievements. Each episode details how giant structures, record-beating buildings, war ships and space crafts are built and work. As the show revels in these modern day creations, it also leaps back in time to recount the stories of the exceptional engineers whose technological advances made it all possible. How would they have ever existed without the historical work of their ancestors? Interviews with their great advocates bring engineering history to life and retell how these incredible accomplishments shaped the modern world.
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7 this season · 76 totals01e01 Mega Bridge 2015-04-14 01:00
Mega Bridge
Explore how engineers conquered the deep water and hurricane force winds of the Gulf of Corinth in Greece to build the Rion-Antirion Bridge, a structure that must hold up in one of the most active earthquake zones on our planet. When completed in May 2004, it was the world's longest multi-span, cable-stayed bridge with a continuous fully suspended deck.
s01e02 Ultimate Warship 2015-04-21 01:00
Ultimate Warship
A look at how the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier works: it has a surface area larger than two soccer fields and is full of cutting-edge F35 fighter jets.
s01e03 Skyscraper of the Future 2015-05-12 01:00
Skyscraper of the Future
Soaring over 2,000 feet into the sky, the Shanghai Tower is the second tallest building in the world and a futuristic engineering marvel. Discover how cutting-edge technology means that the building's occupants will never feel it sway.
s01e04 Ultimate Airport 2015-05-19 01:00
Ultimate Airport
The Kansai International Airport in Osaka Bay, Japan is built on the largest man-made island in the world. Discover how engineers built an artificial island on top of a soft clay seabed 65 feet below the bay's surface with 180 million cubic meters of rock and soil. When opened, the one-mile-long terminal was the longest building in the world. The island and terminal must deal with land subsidence and withstand typhoons and earthquakes.
s01e05 World's Fastest Train 2015-05-26 01:00
World's Fastest Train
The Shanghai Magleve is the fastest passenger train in operation in the world; uncover how engineers are able to design a train that could levitate, and reach a remarkable top speed of 268 mph.
s01e06 World's Largest Plane 2015-06-02 02:00
World's Largest Plane
Examine the Airbus A380 inside and out, and uncover how its engineers redefined the limits of modern aviation.