Episode 1
Aired Feb 4, 2004
Pacific Coast Highway
The Pacific Coast Highway winds from exclusive retreats in Malibu, Calif., to the wilds of Washington state.
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Episode 2
Aired Feb 18, 2004
Racetrack Tech
The science behind NASCAR that enables cars to race at 200 mph, including vehicle and track design, safety walls and other innovations.
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Episode 2
Aired Feb 12, 2004
Gangster Guns
Colt .45s and .38s; Tommy guns; Whippets; Browning automatic rifles.
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Episode 3
Aired Feb 27, 2004
A-10 Tankbuster
The A-10 Tankbuster is designed for close air support, working with ground troops to take out enemy positions and tanks.
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Episode 3
Aired Jan 30, 2003
Ice Road Truckers
Long-haul truckers risk their lives crossing frozen bodies of water to bring supplies to remote Canadian villages.
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Episode 4
Aired Feb 19, 2004
Guns of the Civil War
The first truly modern weapons begin to be used in the Civil War.
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Episode 4
Aired Mar 3, 2004
Oil Firefighting
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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Episode 5
Aired Mar 17, 2004
Command Central
Qatar represents everything a modern military command post; it can be with the most sophisticated military information systems--from video-conferencing to real-time frontline satellite communication.
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Episode 6
Aired Mar 19, 2004
Frontline Reporting
Modern civilian correspondents dispatch the news of war with speed, range and clarity; evolution of war reporting.
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Episode 7
Aired Mar 31, 2004
Nature's Engineers
Towering skyscrapers buzzing with life, intricate tunnels connecting entire communities, mighty dams that tame the wildest rivers--this is construction animal style.
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Episode 8
Aired Apr 7, 2004
Bible Tech
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.
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Episode 9
Aired Mar 31, 2004
Nature Tech: Tornadoes
Tornado technology.
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Episode 9
Aired Apr 14, 2004
The Power Grid
The electronic power grid is comprised of a huge complex of power plants, sub-stations and transmission lines.
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Episode 10
Aired Apr 21, 2004
Bathroom Tech
From tub to toilet to toothpaste, here's everything you ever wanted to know about the most used and least discussed room in the house.
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Episode 11
Aired Apr 28, 2004
Engineering Disasters 6
AV-8-Harrier jump jet; Ford Explorer-Firestone tire rollovers; offshore oil-rig fire; derailment of a high-speed train; computer errors almost set off nuclear war.
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Episode 12
Aired May 12, 2004
Hydraulics
The transmission of forces from point to point through fluid opens the door for the Industrial Revolution.
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Episode 13
Aired May 26, 2004
Plane Crashes
When the most sophisticated machines fail, they do so horrifically, plunging to earth with a terrifying loss of life. From the beginning of manned flight, plane crashes have plagued the aviation industry and terrorized the public.
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Episode 14
Aired Mar 26, 2003
Japanese Guns of WWII
Japan's outdated weapons contribute to defeat.
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Episode 14
Aired Jun 3, 2004
D-Day Tech
The Allies devise scientific and mechanical breakthroughs to thwart Hitler's Atlantic Wall and to make the D-Day invasion successful.
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Episode 15
Aired Jun 9, 2004
Rubber
The story of rubber is more than tires, toys, gloves, and gum--it's imbedded in modern life, from the controversial Challenger O-rings to seals on hydrogen fuel cells; a worldwide synthetic rubber industry creates exotic elastomers.
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Episode 16
Aired Apr 30, 2004
The F-15
Stories of those who believed in dreams and defied the commonplace with their extraordinary creations; covering some of the world's architectural and engineering structures, scientific inventions, and social wonders.
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Episode 16
Aired Jun 15, 2004
City Water
When you tap your faucet does clean, pure water flow? Can your city supply enough water for industry, firefighting, and street cleaning? U.S. public water-supply systems serve nearly 99% of the population, yet few users know how the system works.
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Episode 17
Aired Jul 8, 2003
Nature Tech: Tsunamis
Among the most mysterious disasters, tsunamis claimed over 50,000 lives in the 20th century. Scientists in Japan, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, and California show the latest technology used to predict these killer waves.
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Episode 17
Aired Jul 8, 2004
Nuclear Tech
Nuclear research ranges from well-known applications, such as bombs and reactors, to little-known uses in medicine, food preparation, and radiation detection. It's also spawned ancillary technologies to store nuclear waste and clean up accidents.
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Episode 18
Aired May 15, 2004
The Technology of Lewis and Clark
Planning, craftsmanship, improvisation and sheer determination contribute to the success of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
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Episode 18
Aired Jul 21, 2004
Apollo 11
The 1969 flight of Apollo 11, which landed two American astronauts on the Moon, as seen through the eyes of the astronauts, mission controllers, engineers, and designers who made it happen.
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Episode 19
Aired Jul 28, 2004
George Washington Bridge
When opened on October 25, 1931, the George Washington Bridge was the longest suspension bridge in the world. Today, standing as a main traffic artery between Manhattan and New Jersey.
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Episode 19
Aired May 20, 2004
The Subs of WWII
U.S. Navy submariners of World War II live in cramped and claustrophobic quarters as they stalk their victims.
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Episode 20
Aired May 8, 2003
U.S. Guns of World War II
The weapons of American troops withstand surf, snow, dense jungle and choking dust.
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Episode 20
Aired Jul 30, 2004
World War I Tech
World War I is the first lethal combination of Industrial Age technology and war on a large scale.
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Episode 21
Aired May 9, 2003
MiG 15
Soviet MiGs meet their match in American F-86 Sabre jets, beginning a new era in air warfare.
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Episode 21
Aired Aug 4, 2004
Distilleries
From water and grain, to mash, still, vat, barrel and bottle, the distilling of alcoholic spirits is a big business and near-sacred religion; its acolytes eye the color, swirl the glass, inhale the bouquet, sip, and then ponder their ambrosia.
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Episode 22
Aired Aug 11, 2004
Oil Tankers
The biggest moving objects ever built by man, oil tankers dominate the world's waterways, both in size and numbers; upwards of 10,000 strong, the world tanker fleet's vast number results from the modern, insatiable thirst for oil.
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Episode 23
Aired Aug 18, 2004
Athens Subway
An underground subway system transforms the bustling metropolis of Athens, Greece, alleviating chronic traffic problems, meeting the needs of the 2004 Olympics and uncovering thousands of invaluable artifacts.
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Episode 24
Aired May 15, 2003
Tank Crews
The M-4 Sherman tank is the mainstay of the American tank fleet during World War II.
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Episode 24
Aired Jun 17, 2004
Greatest Movie Gadgets
On-screen tools of the superspy trade; how Hollywood comes up with its creations.
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Episode 24
Aired Aug 25, 2004
Extreme Aircraft
The X-1 jet breaks the sound barrier; the X-43 Scramjet flies at Mach 7; U-2 and SR-71 Cold War spy planes; flying Wing bombers; the new F/A Raptor.
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Episode 25
Aired Aug 31, 2004
Engineering Disasters 7
The Baldwin Hills dam collapse in Los Angeles; a wing separates from a passenger plane; a freighter slams into a Florida bridge; the Northridge earthquake of 1994.
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Episode 26
Aired Sep 7, 2004
Building a Skyscraper: The Skeleton
Construction of the California Department of Transportation Headquarters; design; excavation; skeleton; hurricane- and earthquake-proofing; structural systems.
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Episode 27
Aired Sep 14, 2004
The Million Dollar Challenge
Investigates the history of The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, DARPA, from 1958 inception to the present day; DARPA, an unique agency under the Department of Defense.
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Episode 28
Aired Sep 15, 2004
St. Lawrence Seaway
The St. Lawrence Seaway is a monumental stairway in water, lifting massive ships hundreds of feet over thousands of miles; it's the world's longest inland waterway, a system of rivers, lakes, canals, dams, and locks that stretches 2,400 miles.
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Episode 29
Aired Sep 22, 2004
Police Pursuit
Join us for a high-speed look at police pursuits in an adrenaline-filled hour focused on the history and evolution of the technologies that give law enforcement the upper hand when pursuing bad guys.
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Episode 30
Aired Jun 24, 2003
High Voltage
Linemen string and repair 250-foot-high electrical transmission wires.
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Episode 30
Aired Sep 28, 2004
SOS Tech
A look at the technology that changed the serious game of Search and Rescue forever; at the mouth of Oregon's Columbia River, we visit the Coast Guard's Motor Lifeboat School, the training ground for High Surf Rescue.
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Episode 31
Aired Nov 17, 2004
More of the World's Biggest Machines
Biggest aircraft; largest and most powerful jet engine; Sikorsky helicopter; biggest steam-locomotive; largest oil-drilling ship; "heavy lift" ships.
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Episode 32
Aired Oct 5, 2004
Engineering Disasters 8
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.
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Episode 33
Aired Oct 6, 2004
Harvesting
Cutting, digging, picking, stripping, shaking, and raking--whatever the crop, there's a custom machine to harvest it; it all began with handpicking and today it's often one man and one machine harvesting hundreds of acres in a single day.
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Episode 34
Aired Oct 10, 2004
Building a Skyscraper: The Exterior
Construction problems of mega-skyscrapers; exterior wall system; energy-conserving glass; safety issues; aesthetics.
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Episode 35
Aired Oct 10, 2004
Building a Skyscraper: The Human Environment
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.
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Episode 36
Aired Oct 10, 2004
Building a Skyscraper: The Arteries
Data lines; power; plumbing; photovoltaics; conserving energy; painting; carpeting; moving furniture; lights.
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Episode 37
Aired Oct 12, 2004
Engineering Disasters 9
Grain-elevator explosion; freighter crashes into mall; collapse of Rosemont Horizon; Schoharie Bridge collapse; airship crash.
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Episode 38
Aired Oct 13, 2004
Sears Tower
Some 23,000 people walk through the Sears Tower's domed entrances daily; 104 elevators, some double-decker, moving at speeds up to 1,600 feet per minute, transport workers and visitors to the 110 floors of North America's tallest building.
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Episode 39
Aired Oct 19, 2004
Engineering Disasters 10
Tropicana Casino Garage collapse; Transvaal Aqua Park roof collapse; gas-storage explosion; Bhopal chemical plant disaster.
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Episode 40
Aired Oct 20, 2004
Presidential Movers
The vehicles that transport the President of the United States aren't your ordinary planes, trains, and automobiles: they are top-secret; and for your Average Joe, there's only two ways to find out what they're really like inside.
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Episode 41
Aired Oct 20, 2004
Gas Tech
Gas--it makes a balloon go up, cooks our food, and fills our lungs; this invisible state of matter does far more, and has a very visible impact on the world.
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Episode 42
Aired Oct 26, 2004
Engineering Disasters 11
Sinkholes; use of asbestos; Chang River flood; liquid natural-gas explosions; Hyatt Hotel walkway collapses.
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Episode 43
Aired Oct 27, 2004
The World's Longest Bridge
Bridges are the lifeline of Japan; since the 1930s, the island nation has dreamt of linking its many parts as a whole; WWII diverted the resources needed to accomplish this, and only since 1960 has the dream moved again, slowly, toward reality.
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Episode 44
Aired Nov 9, 2004
Engineering Disasters 12
Denver International Airport baggage disaster; Texas A&M bonfire; M-4 Sherman tank; Milwaukee Water Treatment disaster of 1993; Skyline Plaza collapse.
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Episode 45
Aired Nov 10, 2004
Surveillance Tech
In the world of surveillance, Big Brother is not only watching, he's also listening, analyzing, recording, scanning, and tracking every aspect of our lives; with advanced surveillance technology, there's virtually no place to hide.
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Episode 46
Aired Aug 7, 2003
Police Guns
Police are a thin blue line between the law-abiding populace and criminal activity.
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Episode 46
Aired Nov 16, 2004
Engineering Disasters 13
A toxic waste dump at Love Canal in Niagara Falls, N.Y.; software flaws render Patriot Missiles inaccurate; the collapse of 7 World Trade Center; the Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire in Boston.
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Episode 47
Aired Nov 17, 2004
Sub Disasters
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.
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Episode 48
Aired Nov 23, 2004
Engineering Disasters 14
Oil-tanker explosion; subway tunnel cave-in; freighter-plane crash; molasses flash-flood; freeway-ramp collapse.
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Episode 49
Aired Nov 24, 2004
Movie Theaters
Movies use high-tech tricks like computer-generated digital imaging, multichannel sound, and even 6-story IMAX images to make the audience believe that what's happening on the screen is as real as the popcorn stuck to their teeth.
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Episode 50
Aired Dec 1, 2004
Washington Monument
Since the late 1800s, when the first flapping images persuaded people that they were watching action unfold, movie technology has steadily evolved to make films seem more and more lifelike.
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Episode 51
Aired Dec 8, 2004
Engineering Disasters 15
Chicago flood; Alpine tunnel fires; riverboat boiler explosion; building collapse; plane crash.
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Episode 51
Aired Oct 29, 2004
M1 Abrams Supertank!
The United States builds a supertank to combat Soviet tank supremacy during the Cold War.
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Episode 52
Aired Dec 16, 2004
Snackfood Tech
Extruders, molds, in-line conveyor belts; are these machines manufacturing adhesives, plastics, or parts for your car? No, they're making treats for your mouth--and you will see them doing their seductively tasty work in this scrumptious episode.
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Episode 53
Aired Dec 21, 2004
More Dangerous Cargo
It comes in many deadly shapes and sizes, and the transportation of dangerous cargo is one of the most meticulously planned procedures in the shipping world.
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Episode 54
Aired Dec 22, 2004
Commercial Fishing
Battered and fried or simply raw--seafood is a popular dish, no matter how you serve it; americans consume more than 5-billion pounds yearly, an order that takes more than a fishing rod to fill and worries conservationists.
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Episode 55
Aired Dec 23, 2004
Engineering Disasters 16
Chaos in Guadalajara, Mexico, when the city streets explode; an airplane crash outside of Paris that ranks as one of the worst in history; two mining dams in Italy collapse engulfing a village in a tidal wave of sludge.
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Episode 56
Aired Dec 28, 2004
Doomsday Tech 1
Doomsday threats range from very real, nuclear arsenals, to controversial, global warming, to futuristic - nanotechnology, cyborgs, and robots.
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Episode 57
Aired Dec 28, 2004
More Doomsday Tech
We examine more threats--both natural and manmade--that may endanger civilization; from the far reaches of space to tiny viruses, doomsday sources are many.
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Episode 59
Aired Sep 26, 2003
Early Machine Guns
At the end of World War I, the machine gun is responsible for mowing down nearly 60,000 men in one terrible day.
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Episode 63
Aired Dec 22, 2004
Ancient Discoveries: Ancient Computer?
Divers found the clock-like Antikythera mechanism deep in the Aegean Sea in 1901.
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Episode 64
Aired Dec 22, 2004
Ancient Discoveries: Heron of Alexandria
Heron's strange inventions are famed throughout the ancient world.
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Episode 64
Aired Oct 22, 2003
Panzers
The speed and tactical usage of German tanks, backed up by the Luftwaffe, revolutionized military doctrine.
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Episode 65
Aired Oct 25, 2003
U-Boats
Germany's submarine corps comes within days of single-handedly winning both World War I and World War II.
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Episode 66
Aired Dec 22, 2004
Ancient Discoveries: Galen, Doctor to the Gladiators
Doctoring gladiators, Galen performed brain surgery 2,000 years ahead of his time.
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Episode 75
Aired Nov 26, 2003
Million Dollar Cars
Elite luxury cars become objects of desire.
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Episode 81
Aired Dec 3, 2003
Wheel Estate
Travel trailers and recreational vehicles become the 20th century's covered wagons.
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