Modern Marvels Season 11 Episode 59 Engineering Disasters 12 2004
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In Milwaukee, 104 died after drinking contaminated tap water. At Texas A&M;, a tradition turned tragic when a pile of bonfire logs collapsed onto its builders. Thousands of US soldiers expired in known WWII deathtraps–Sherman Tanks. In 1973, 14 men working on a 26-story building died when supports were removed from wet concrete. And in 1993, Denver’s “dream” airport became a nightmare when its baggage-handling system ran amok. Aided by computer graphics, catastrophe footage, and visits to the locations today, MIT scientists, Center for Disease Control experts, WWII vets, bonfire builders, and construction engineers explain these tragedies and measures taken to prevent them in future.
- Released: 2004-11-09
- Runtime : 44 minutes
- Genre : Documentary
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1. Guns of the Russian Military 2004-01-16
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2. The F-15 2004-01-17
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3. The Submarines 2004-01-22
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4. Pacific Coast Highway 2004-02-04
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5. Gangster Guns 2004-02-12
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6. Ship of Gold 2004-02-13
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7. Racetrack Tech 2004-02-18
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8. Oil Fire Fighting 2004-03-03
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9. Command Central 2004-03-17
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10. Front Line Reporting 2004-03-19
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11. Nature's Engineers 2004-03-31
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12. Bible Tech 2004-04-07
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13. The Power Grid 2004-04-14
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14. Bathroom Tech 2004-04-21
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15. Engineering Disasters 6 2004-04-28
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16. F-18 Hornet 2004-04-30
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17. Hydraulics 2004-05-12
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18. The Subs of WWII 2004-05-20
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19. Plane Crashes 2004-05-26
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20. D-Day Tech 2004-06-03
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21. A-10 Tankbuster 2004-06-07
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22. Rubber 2004-06-09
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23. City Water 2004-06-15
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24. Greatest Movies Gadgets 2004-06-17
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25. Robots 2004-07-06
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26. Nuclear Tech 2004-07-08
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27. Apollo 11 2004-07-21
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28. World War I Tech 2004-07-30
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29. Distilleries 2004-08-04
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30. Oil Tankers 2004-08-11
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31. Athens Subway 2004-08-18
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32. Extreme Aircraft 2004-08-25
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33. Engineering Disasters 7 2004-08-31
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34. George Washington Bridge 2004-09-01
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35. Building a Skyscraper: The Skeleton 2004-09-07
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36. Building a Skyscraper: The Exterior 2004-09-06
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38. Building a Skyscraper: The Arteries 2004-09-07
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39. The Sears Tower 2004-09-08
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40. St. Lawrence Seaway 2004-09-15
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41. Guns of WWII 2004-09-17
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42. St. Lawrence Tech 2004-09-22
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43. Police Pursuit 2004-09-22
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44. SOS Tech 2004-09-28
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45. More of the World's Biggest Machines 2004-09-29
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46. Firefighting: The Arson Detectives 2004-09-30
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47. Guns of Israel 2004-10-01
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48. Engineering Disasters 8 2004-10-05
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49. Harvesting 2004-10-06
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50. Engineering Disasters 9 2004-10-12
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51. Guns of the Civil War 2004-10-15
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52. Engineering Disasters 10 2004-10-19
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53. Presidential Movers 2004-10-20
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54. Gas Tech 2004-10-20
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55. Engineering Disasters 11 2004-10-26
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56. The World's Longest Bridge 2004-10-27
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57. Japanese Sub at Pearl Harbor 2004-10-28
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58. M1 Abrams Supertank! 2004-10-29
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59. Engineering Disasters 12 2004-11-09
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60. Surveillance Tech 2004-11-10
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61. Engineering Disasters 13 2004-11-16
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62. Submarine Disasters 2004-11-17
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63. Engineering Disasters 14 2004-11-23
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64. Movie Theaters 2004-11-24
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65. Washington Monument 2004-12-01
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66. Engineering Disasters 15 2004-12-08
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67. Snack Food Tech 2004-12-16
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68. More Dangerous Cargo! 2004-12-21
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69. Commercial Fishing 2004-12-22
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70. Ancient Discoveries (1) 2004-12-22
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71. Ancient Discoveries (2) 2004-12-22
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72. Ancient Discoveries (3) 2004-12-22
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73. Engineering Disasters 16 2004-12-23
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74. Doomsday Tech 2004-12-28
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75. More Doomsday Tech 2004-12-28
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76. The Computer 2004-12-29
