| Description |
1 videodisc (50 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Modern marvels
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital stereo. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Performer |
Narrator: Harlan Saperstein. |
| Credits |
Editor, George Dougherty ; music, Alan Ett ; camera, Michael Marton ... [et al.]. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast in 1999 as a segment of: Modern marvels. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
Man built monuments on the earth, and then the sea and sky - but at times he has failed. The human factor is never completely eliminated, and through our mistakes, we rise to the heights of modern innovation. Examines some of the largest engineering disasters including early rocket catastrophes, the tragic flaw of the famous Liberty Ships of WWII, the Stockholm and Andrea Doria collision, the Los Angeles Aqueduct tradegy, the history of the Hartford Civic Center, and the details of the Niagara power fiasco. |
| Contents |
Successes & failures -- The rockets -- The Chauchat 1917 -- Naval disasters -- Structural failures -- Dams & power plant failures. |
| Subject |
Engineering.
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Disasters.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary television programs.
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| Added Author |
Vallas, Dean.
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Nash, Bruce M.
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Saperstein, Harlan.
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History Channel (Television network)
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Actuality Productions.
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Hearst Entertainment (Firm)
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Arts and Entertainment Network.
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New Video Group.
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| Added Title |
Modern marvels (Television program)
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| ISBN |
0767083784 |
| Standard No. |
733961730333 |
| Music No. |
AAE-73033 A&E Home Video |
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