Modern Marvels · SEASON 11
Engineering Disasters 10
Episode 52 · 2004-10-19
- Documentary
Episode overview
Disasters investigated include: the 1984 Union Carbide debacle in Bhopal, India, where a toxic chemical release killed 3,800 people and left 11,000 with disabling respiratory ailments; and the 2003 sudden collapse of a 10-story parking garage at the Tropicana in Atlantic City, New Jersey that killed four and injured 20. We find out why a series of structures in Hutchinson, Kansas mysteriously caught fire and exploded in 2001; and examine the 1933 construction of a canal ordered by Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin that later proved to be nearly useless and cost many lives. And we get to the bottom of a maritime mystery, when a tanker carrying non-explosive materials in San Francisco Bay blew up in 1983.
44 minutes
Season 11 episodes
1. Guns of the Russian Military2004-01-16
2. The F-152004-01-17
3. The Submarines2004-01-22
4. Pacific Coast Highway2004-02-04
5. Gangster Guns2004-02-12
6. Ship of Gold2004-02-13
7. Racetrack Tech2004-02-18
8. Oil Fire Fighting2004-03-03
9. Command Central2004-03-17
10. Front Line Reporting2004-03-19
11. Nature's Engineers2004-03-31
12. Bible Tech2004-04-07
13. The Power Grid2004-04-14
14. Bathroom Tech2004-04-21
15. Engineering Disasters 62004-04-28
16. F-18 Hornet2004-04-30
17. Hydraulics2004-05-12
18. The Subs of WWII2004-05-20
19. Plane Crashes2004-05-26
20. D-Day Tech2004-06-03
21. A-10 Tankbuster2004-06-07
22. Rubber2004-06-09
23. City Water2004-06-15
24. Greatest Movies Gadgets2004-06-17
25. Robots2004-07-06
26. Nuclear Tech2004-07-08
27. Apollo 112004-07-21
28. World War I Tech2004-07-30
29. Distilleries2004-08-04
30. Oil Tankers2004-08-11
31. Athens Subway2004-08-18
32. Extreme Aircraft2004-08-25
33. Engineering Disasters 72004-08-31
34. George Washington Bridge2004-09-01
35. Building a Skyscraper: The Skeleton2004-09-07
36. Building a Skyscraper: The Exterior2004-09-06
37. Building a Skyscraper: The Human Environment2004-09-07
38. Building a Skyscraper: The Arteries2004-09-07
39. The Sears Tower2004-09-08
40. St. Lawrence Seaway2004-09-15
41. Guns of WWII2004-09-17
42. St. Lawrence Tech2004-09-22
43. Police Pursuit2004-09-22
44. SOS Tech2004-09-28
45. More of the World's Biggest Machines2004-09-29
46. Firefighting: The Arson Detectives2004-09-30
47. Guns of Israel2004-10-01
48. Engineering Disasters 82004-10-05
49. Harvesting2004-10-06
50. Engineering Disasters 92004-10-12
51. Guns of the Civil War2004-10-15
52. Engineering Disasters 102004-10-19
53. Presidential Movers2004-10-20
54. Gas Tech2004-10-20
55. Engineering Disasters 112004-10-26
56. The World's Longest Bridge2004-10-27
57. Japanese Sub at Pearl Harbor2004-10-28
58. M1 Abrams Supertank!2004-10-29
59. Engineering Disasters 122004-11-09
60. Surveillance Tech2004-11-10
61. Engineering Disasters 132004-11-16
62. Submarine Disasters2004-11-17
63. Engineering Disasters 142004-11-23
64. Movie Theaters2004-11-24
65. Washington Monument2004-12-01
66. Engineering Disasters 152004-12-08
67. Snack Food Tech2004-12-16
68. More Dangerous Cargo!2004-12-21
69. Commercial Fishing2004-12-22
70. Ancient Discoveries (1)2004-12-22
71. Ancient Discoveries (2)2004-12-22
72. Ancient Discoveries (3)2004-12-22
73. Engineering Disasters 162004-12-23
74. Doomsday Tech2004-12-28
75. More Doomsday Tech2004-12-28
76. The Computer2004-12-29
