Modern Marvels · SEASON 3

Oil

Episode 5 · 1995-10-16

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Episode overview

From the first well in Pennsylvania to the gushing Spindletop and modern supertankers, the story of oil is the story of civilization as we know it. We’ll take a look at the ingenious and outrageous men who risked everything for “black gold” and unimaginable wealth.

44 minutes

Season 3 episodes

1. Space Shuttle1995-08-20 2. Brooklyn Bridge1995-10-01 3. Tunnels1995-10-08 4. Tennessee Valley Authority1995-10-15 5. Oil1995-10-16 6. Silver Mines1995-10-01 7. The NYC Subway1995-10-19 8. The Railroads That Tamed the West1995-10-20 9. Paving America1995-10-29 12. The Alaskan Oil Pipeline1995-11-04