Each episode explores the engineering breakthroughs that have enabled us to develop the largest structures currently in existence. This is done by presenting multiple landmark inventions.
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6 Episodes
Canal
E1
CanalThe Panama Canal is set to double its capacity almost a century after it opened. Find out why its success lies in four key breakthroughs that enable ever bigger ships to navigate landlocked areas. It has been called: "The Mother of All Shortcuts"!
Icebreaker
E2
IcebreakerFind out what made it possible for the world’s largest icebreaking ship to smash through solid ice a metre and a half thick and pulverise blocks of ice the size of a car with its huge propellers.
Metro
E3
MetroUnderground rail systems are a major transport requirement in many major cities. Look at advances from City and South London Railway, to New York City Subway, Paris Métro and finally London Underground.
Prison
E4
PrisonExamine Prisons from around the World incorporating advances from the Tower of London, Eastern State Penitentiary, Alcatraz, and the most advanced prison in the USA, the North Branch Correctional Institution.
Tower
E5
TowerChina’s Canton Tower required great leaps in technology to build. Explore the way key historic towers like the Eiffel Tower and Washington Monument made these engineering breakthroughs possible.
Train
E6
TrainFrance’s TGV has been pushed to 575 kilometres. Examine four iconic trains and the breakthroughs that enabled the development of the fastest train on the planet.
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