Impossible Engineering(2015)
Documentary
First Air Date: 2015-04-13
Average Runtime: 42m
Rating: 7.1
Votes: 17
Seasons: 10
Episodes: 82
Behind every seemingly impossible marvel of modern engineering is a cast of historic trailblazers who designed new building techniques, took risks on untested materials and revolutionised their field. Each episode details how giant structures, record-beating buildings, war ships and spacecraft are built and work. As the show revels in these modern day creations, it also leaps back in time to recount the stories of the exceptional engineers whose technological advances made it all possible.
Keywords
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Season 1
Episodes: 6E01
Mega Bridge
Air Date: 2015-04-13
The Rion Antirion Bridge is an engineering colossus, spanning almost two miles. Discover how engineers conquered deep...
E02
Ultimate Warship
Air Date: 2015-04-20
The HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier has a surface area larger than two soccer fields, and is stocked with cuttin...
E03
Skyscraper of the Future
Air Date: 2015-05-11
Soaring over 2,000 feet into the sky, the Shanghai Tower is the second tallest building in the world, and a futuristi...
E04
Ultimate Airport
Air Date: 2015-05-18
The Kansai International Airport in Osaka Bay, Japan, is built on the largest man-made island in the world. Discover ...
E05
World's Fastest Train
Air Date: 2015-05-25
The Shanghai Maglev is the fastest passenger train in operation on the planet. Discover how engineers were able to de...
E06
World's Largest Plane
Air Date: 2015-06-01
We take the world's largest plane apart and show what makes this engineering marvel so incredible. Explore the Airbus...
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