Bibliograph

The best of Modern Marvels, the History Channel presents ; produced by Digital Ranch, Jupiter Entertainment, and Hearst/Actuality for The History Channel, Vol. 2

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The best of Modern Marvels, the History Channel presents ; produced by Digital Ranch, Jupiter Entertainment, and Hearst/Actuality for The History Channel, Vol. 2

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

The best of Modern Marvels

Medium

videorecording DVD

Responsibility statement

the History Channel presents ; produced by Digital Ranch, Jupiter Entertainment, and Hearst/Actuality for The History Channel

Runtime

180

Summary

From awe-inspiring buildings and life-changing technological innovations to the worst engineering disasters of all time, Modern Marvels goes behind the scenes of history's most innovative creations and biggest failures

Table Of Contents

Engineering disasters 8. Modern Marvels investigates the 1983 collapse of New England bridge, the sinking of an offshore oil rig, a devastating 19th-century flood in Pennsylvania, and the explosion of a jet-fuel plant in NevadaEngineering disasters 9. Modern marvels finds out what happens when a runaway freighter ship strikes a riverside marketplace, and witnesses the aftermath of a British airship disaster and a roof collapse in an Illinois arenaEngineering disasters 10. From the horrifying Union Carbide explosion in India to Stalin's disastrous Siberian canal project, investigators delve into more of the most tragic engineering catastrophes around the worldEngineering disasters 11. In a tragedy of unbelievable scale, experts recreate and examine how 145,000 people were killed during a flood in China in 1931, as well as a mansion that is swallowed by a sinkhole, a dance competition turned deadly, and a huge gas explosion

Technique

live action

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History Channel presents The best of Modern Marvels, Vol. 2

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