Modern Marvels · SEASON 10
Engineering Disasters 4
Episode 34 · 2003-07-02
- Documentary
Episode overview
Engineering disasters can result in personal tragedy, national humiliation, and economic ruin. But buried within their wreckage lie lessons that point the way to a safer future. The fire at the Las Vegas MGM Grand Hotel, the collapse of Seattle’s Lacey V. Murrow Floating Bridge, the car that spurred creation of the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, and the flaw that grounded the first commercial jet are among the engineering disasters that led to improvements in design and safety.
44 minutes
Season 10 episodes
1. Trans-Siberian Railroad2003-01-01
2. Castles & Dungeons2003-01-07
3. Ice Road Truckers2003-01-30
4. Winter Warriors2003-01-31
5. Booby Traps2003-02-04
6. The Alcan Highway2003-02-11
7. Twin Towers of the East2003-03-04
8. The Mackinac Bridge2003-03-05
9. Bullet Trains2003-03-11
10. Non-Lethal Weapons2003-03-13
11. Space Stations2003-03-14
12. Army Corps of Engineers2003-03-18
13. Black Hawk: Night Stalker2003-03-26
14. Japanese Guns of WWII2003-03-26
15. Titanic Tech2003-04-01
16. Coal Mines2003-04-02
17. Secrets of the Acropolis2003-04-10
18. Machine Guns2003-04-30
19. Ball Turret Gunners2003-05-01
20. U.S. Guns of World War II2003-05-08
21. MiG 152003-05-10
22. T-34: Russian Victory2003-05-10
23. Tank Crews2003-05-15
24. Harley-Davidson2003-05-21
25. Torture Devices2003-05-22
26. Cosmodrome2003-05-26
27. Exterminator2003-06-03
28. Million Dollar Guns2003-06-07
29. High Voltage2003-06-24
30. 4x42003-06-22
31. Dangerous Cargo2003-06-25
32. Gunslingers2003-06-26
33. More Engineering Disasters2003-07-02
34. Engineering Disasters 42003-07-02
35. Nature Tech: Tsunamis2003-07-08
36. Logging Tech2003-07-09
37. Breaking the Sound Barrier2003-07-16
38. Car Crashes2003-07-23
39. Sandhogs2003-07-23
40. Convertibles2003-07-24
41. Loading Docks2003-07-30
42. Terror Tech: Military2003-08-05
43. Nature Tech: Tornadoes2003-08-05
44. Military Movers2003-08-06
45. Police Guns2003-08-07
46. Terror Tech: Defending the Highrise2003-08-12
47. Bullets2003-08-13
48. Aircraft Carrier2003-08-15
49. The Gunboats of Vietnam2003-08-18
50. Metal2003-08-19
51. Landmines2003-08-21
52. Space Shuttle Columbia2003-08-26
53. Overseas Highway2003-09-03
54. Terror Tech: Civilian2003-09-08
55. Machu Picchu2003-09-24
56. The PT Boats2003-09-24
57. The Battleships2003-09-24
58. Early Machine Guns2003-09-26
59. Smart Bombs2003-09-30
60. Lake Pontchartrain Causeway2003-10-15
61. Inviting Disaster 1: Three Mile Island2003-10-21
62. The Luftwaffe2003-10-22
63. Panzers2003-10-22
64. U-Boats2003-10-25
65. Inviting Disaster 2: The Kursk2003-10-28
66. FBI's Crime Lab2003-10-29
67. Inviting Disaster 3: Challenger and Columbia2003-11-04
68. Inviting Disaster 4, Building Failures2003-11-04
69. Shipyards2003-11-05
70. Guns of the Sky2003-11-07
71. Extreme Trucks2003-11-12
72. Guns of Infamy2003-11-17
73. ET Tech2003-11-25
74. Million Dollar Cars2003-11-26
75. The Technology of Lewis and Clark2003-04-28
76. B-52: Stratofortress2003-11-28
77. Extreme Sports Gadgets2003-12-02
78. Rolls Royce2003-12-02
79. Tailgating2003-12-03
80. Wheel Estate2003-12-03
81. Sports Cars2003-12-04
82. Technology of Kitty Hawk2003-12-17
83. Egyptian Pyramids2003-12-18
84. The Berlin Wall2003-12-19
85. Toys2003-12-23
86. Engineering Disasters 52003-12-30
