Episode 1
Aired Jan 6, 2001
Brooklyn Bridge
Opened in 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge is an engineering wonder of its time.
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Episode 2
Aired Jan 6, 2001
Golden Gate Bridge
An unstable shoreline and wild San Francisco Bay challenge the engineers of the Golden Gate Bridge.
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Episode 3
Aired Jan 13, 2001
Pyramids: Majesty and Mystery
Experts and historians examine the architecture and genius involved in making the pyramids.
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Episode 4
Aired Jan 13, 2001
Skyscrapers
Money and technology help build the tallest man-made structures.
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Episode 5
Aired Jan 20, 2001
Presidential Trains
Presidents ride the rails to travel across the United States.
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Episode 6
Aired Jan 20, 2001
Air Force One: A History
A profile of presidential planes includes aircraft construction, outfitting and operations.
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Episode 7
Aired Jan 27, 2001
The Tool Bench: Hand Tools
Primitive humans make tools; computers design high-tech hand tools.
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Episode 8
Aired Jan 27, 2001
Machine Tools
Power-driven machines, used to make metal parts, build the modern world.
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Episode 9
Aired Feb 3, 2001
The Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China is one of the wonders of the ancient world.
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Episode 10
Aired Feb 3, 2001
The Atlantic Wall
The Nazis build shore fortifications along occupied European coastline.
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Episode 11
Aired Feb 10, 2001
Dynamite
Dynamite blasts out the natural resources that have built our modern world.
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Episode 12
Aired Feb 10, 2001
Demolition
The cycle of construction and destruction reflects the shifting values of any given era.
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Episode 13
Aired Feb 24, 2001
The Erie Canal
The Erie Canal is responsible for making New York City a commercial capital.
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Episode 14
Aired Feb 24, 2001
Suez Canal
The Isthmus of Suez is the gateway to trade between East and West.
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Episode 15
Aired Feb 24, 2001
Panama Canal
Thousands die building the Panama Canal.
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Episode 16
Aired Mar 3, 2001
War Planes of World War II
More planes are built in a single year of World War II than all that were built in the 40 preceding years.
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Episode 17
Aired Mar 3, 2001
Stealth Technology
The F-117 Stealth Fighter leads the pack for the Allies in the Gulf War; the B-2 Stealth Bomber.
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Episode 18
Aired Mar 10, 2001
Tennessee Valley Authority
A massive public-works project turns a disaster-prone river basin into a model of industrial progress.
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Episode 19
Aired Mar 10, 2001
The Big Dig
New underground highways replace Boston's deteriorating roads.
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Episode 20
Aired Mar 17, 2001
Airships
Spectacular crashes end the era of the airship.
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Episode 21
Aired Mar 17, 2001
Commercial Jets
Billion-dollar deals ride on cutting-edge aircraft designs.
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Episode 22
Aired Mar 24, 2001
Forts
Fortifications defend territory from attack.
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Episode 23
Aired Mar 24, 2001
NORAD: The War Game Fortress
Soviet sneak attacks; early-warning system; U.S. missile warning center.
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Episode 24
Aired Mar 31, 2001
The Galleons
Galleons are fast fighting ships and workhorses of the Age of Discovery.
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Episode 25
Aired Mar 31, 2001
Aircraft Carriers
The aircraft carrier is one of the most versatile and powerful vessels afloat.
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Episode 26
Aired Apr 7, 2001
China's Great Dam
China's Three Gorges Dam is expected to tower 607 feet in the air.
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Episode 27
Aired Apr 14, 2001
Transcontinental Railroads
Two rail companies race to connect the monied East with the promising West.
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Episode 28
Aired Apr 14, 2001
Trucks
Trucks form the backbone of the construction and transportation industries.
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Episode 29
Aired Apr 21, 2001
The Viking Ships
Viking ships inspire dread throughout the Dark Ages.
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Episode 30
Aired Apr 21, 2001
The Battleships
World War II battleships serve with distinction.
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Episode 31
Aired Apr 28, 2001
Concrete
Concrete is a relatively simple formula that changed the world.
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Episode 32
Aired Apr 28, 2001
American Steel: Built to Last
The steel industry is a powerful symbol of America's industrial might.
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Episode 33
Aired May 5, 2001
Transatlantic Cable: 2500 Miles of Copper
The United States and England lay the first transatlantic communications cable.
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Episode 34
Aired May 5, 2001
The Internet: Behind the Web
No one owns or controls the Internet.
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Episode 35
Aired May 12, 2001
Model T
Ford's "Tin Lizzie" is affordable for the average person.
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Episode 36
Aired May 12, 2001
Race Cars
Computers and space-age materials are as much a part of racing as the drivers.
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Episode 37
Aired May 19, 2001
The Tool Bench: Power Tools
Power tools become quieter, lighter and more powerful.
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Episode 38
Aired Jun 2, 2001
Aswan Dam
Egypt's first prime minister harnesses the flow of the Nile to bring his country into the 20th century.
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Episode 39
Aired Jun 9, 2001
Empire State Building
The Empire State Building is completed four months ahead of schedule.
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Episode 40
Aired Jun 9, 2001
Great Towers in the Sky
Seattle's Space Needle; Canada's CN Tower; Las Vegas's Stratosphere.
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Episode 41
Aired Jun 16, 2001
The Electric Light
Thomas Edison puts the power of electricity at humanity's fingertips.
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Episode 42
Aired Jun 16, 2001
Power Plants
Mankind harnesses electric power from a variety of sources.
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Episode 43
Aired Jun 23, 2001
Hadrian's Wall
Roman soldiers build a 74-mile-long wall in northern England.
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Episode 44
Aired Jul 14, 2001
The Colosseum
The Colosseum, built in the first century A.D., is the prototype for the modern stadium.
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Episode 45
Aired Jul 14, 2001
Baseball Parks
Baseball parks have grown into technological wonders that pull in and cost millions of dollars.
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Episode 46
Aired Jul 28, 2001
War Trains
Trains increase the speed, scale, scope and horror of warfare.
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Episode 47
Aired Jul 28, 2001
War Transport Planes
Troops, weapons and supplies delivered from transport planes can mean the difference between victory and defeat on a battlefield.
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Episode 48
Aired Aug 4, 2001
Harley-Davidson
Four men launch a motorcycle marketing wonder from a Milwaukee shed.
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Episode 49
Aired Aug 4, 2001
Monster Trucks
Monster trucks entertain using brute force.
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Episode 50
Aired Aug 11, 2001
Apollo 13
When an oxygen tank explodes, the Apollo 13 spacecraft's crew is placed in mortal danger.
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Episode 51
Aired Aug 11, 2001
Space Shuttle
The reusable spaceship is the apex of flight technology.
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Episode 52
Aired Sep 8, 2001
The Pentagon
The Pentagon is the largest office-building in the world.
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Episode 53
Aired Sep 15, 2001
Cannons
Cannons have fired iron balls and atomic bombs.
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Episode 55
Aired Sep 15, 2001
Super Guns
Guns exist on the cutting edge of firearm technology.
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Episode 56
Aired Oct 6, 2001
The Maginot Line
France builds a defensive string of forts between itself and Germany.
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Episode 57
Aired Oct 27, 2001
Guns of Remington
The Remington Arms Company is America's oldest gun manufacturer.
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Episode 58
Aired Oct 27, 2001
The AK-47
The Soviet Union develops the AK-47 at the dawn of the Cold War.
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Episode 59
Aired Nov 3, 2001
Tunnels
Tunnels slice through a conspiracy of elements.
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Episode 60
Aired Nov 3, 2001
The Chunnel
England and France are connected by an underwater tunnel.
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Episode 61
Aired Dec 1, 2001
Glass
Glass may be our most versatile material.
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Episode 62
Aired Dec 8, 2001
West Point
The U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., trains students in the art of war.
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Episode 63
Aired Dec 15, 2001
Drive-Thru
The first drive-in restaurants pave the way for a billion-dollar fast-food industry.
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