Season 1 Episode 8
The Engineering That Built the World
TV-PGDocumentary • History
Season 18 Episodes
The Hoover DamS1 E8A hard-driving engineer with a reputation for excellence is on a quest to tame one of the wildest rivers in the United States, bringing much needed water to the arid American West.
Battle of the BridgesS1 E7Obsessed engineer Joseph Strauss and President Herbert Hoover battle side by side to build the two longest suspension bridges of all time in San Francisco: The Golden Gate and the Bay Bridge.
Cable Across the SeaS1 E6A century before the Internet, two brave visionaries, Collin Perry and Cyrus Field, endure failure and heartache while risking everything to connect the United States to the rest of the world with a cable under the ocean.
Race to the UndergroundS1 E5Visionary engineers in New York and Boston vie to build the first subway system in America, but must overcome unprecedented engineering challenges, deadly accidents, fierce political infighting, and the public's fear of the underground.
The Panama CanalS1 E4France and America compete to build a path just 50 miles long that will connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans; it will cost 30,000 lives, $600 million dollars, and require overcoming many obstacles.
Road WarriorsS1 E3Two master road builders spend decades struggling to create a highway system that connects every city and town in America; this will be one of the greatest public works projects in history.
Liberty RisingS1 E2A little-known 19th-century French artist embarks on a 20-year odyssey to build the tallest statue in the world and erect it on U.S. soil.
Race for the RailroadS1 E1Two rival rail companies, led by Charles Crocker of the Central Pacific and Thomas Durant of the Union Pacific, stop at nothing to best each other.
The Hoover DamSeason 1 Episode 8
Cast
Ian Karr, Daniel Dickrell, Yohuru Williams, Jeffrey Engel, James Meigs, Lindsay GrahamRating
TV-PG
Genres
Documentary, HistoryMore Like This
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