| Description |
2 videodiscs (ca. 6 hrs., 16 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; Dolby digital, stereo. |
| Summary |
Engineering disasters: When you are at the leading edge of human ingenuity and engineering ambition, one slip, one tiny error, can have almost unimaginable consequences. Using on-th-scene footage, powerful reenactments, expert analysis and graphic reconstructions, Modern Marvels: Engineering disasters presents some of the most notorious disasters of the past 40 years. This special collection offers a non-stop, authoritative library of what went wrong and why. Most importantly, the shows demonstrate what was learned from each terrible mishap and what has been done to ensure these catastrophes never recur. -- cover. |
| Subject |
Structural failures -- Case studies.
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System failures (Engineering) -- Case studies.
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Disasters -- Case studies.
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| Added Title |
Modern marvels (Television program)
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| ISBN |
1422922863 (set) |
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9781422922866 (set) |
| Standard No. |
733961281040 (set) |
| Music No. |
AAAE281040 A&E Television (set) |
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AAAE281040LT3 A&E Television (disc 5-6) |
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