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Fecha de estreno: 27 de julio, 1998
Episodios: 48
Duración de temporada: 35 horas
Última emisión: 08 de agosto, 2022
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Episodios
Capítulo 1: Episodio 1
Fecha de estreno: 27 de julio del 1998 44 min
Sinopsis: While a civilization’s greatness is reflected in the achievements of architects and engineers, equally impressive are spectacular acts of destruction throughout history. The cycle of construction a...
Capítulo 2: Episodio 2
Fecha de estreno: 03 de agosto del 1998 44 min
Sinopsis: The Atlantic Wall explores the construction of the shore fortifications built by the Nazis during World War II. We highlight the logistics of construction, types of fortifications, weapons, and obs...
Capítulo 3: Episodio 3
Fecha de estreno: 24 de agosto del 1998 44 min
Sinopsis: A look up at the symbol of the American Century–the skyscraper, the construction of which is a triumph of engineering and capitalism. Climb to the top of the Empire State Building, Chrysler Buildin...
Capítulo 4: Episodio 4
Fecha de estreno: 28 de septiembre del 1998 44 min
Sinopsis: Public aquariums have undergone dramatic changes since inception in mid-19th century. A series of technological innovations has transformed them into virtual oceans with spectacular multi-million g...
Capítulo 5: Episodio 5
Fecha de estreno: 06 de octubre del 1998 44 min
Sinopsis: Out of the bleakness of a vast desert arose a city built on wish fulfillment and indulgence. Unencumbered by tradition or notions of good taste, for 50 years Las Vegas has taken tourists to the hei...
Capítulo 6: Episodio 6
Fecha de estreno: 12 de octubre del 1998 44 min
Sinopsis: San Francisco's Oakland Bay Bridge stands as an incredible feat of engineering against the nearly impossible. Once chosen as one of the seven engineering wonders of the modern world, it features an...
Capítulo 7: Episodio 7
Fecha de estreno: 28 de octubre del 1998 44 min
Sinopsis: What inspires societies to create sculptures on a superhuman scale? We’ll examine gigantic statues and the monumental commitment of time, money, and talent needed to complete them. We’ll study the ...
Capítulo 8: Episodio 8
Fecha de estreno: 03 de noviembre del 1998 44 min
Sinopsis: In 1941, penicillin was first used to save human life. But now, bacteria has emerged resistant to every known antibiotic, and scientists have begun to fear that the era of the wonder drugs is near ...
Capítulo 9: Episodio 9
Fecha de estreno: 09 de noviembre del 1998 44 min
Sinopsis: More than the gun, more than the billy club, it is the critical weapon in law enforcement’s arsenal. But for decades, police have struggled to stay ahead of well-equipped bad guys. Rare photos and ...
Capítulo 10: Episodio 10
Fecha de estreno: 23 de noviembre del 1998 44 min
Sinopsis: Plastics are everywhere–the home, the workplace, the car, the human body, outer space, and most conspicuously, the garbage heap and landfill. Artificially created test-tube material, plastic can’t ...
Capítulo 11: Episodio 11
Fecha de estreno: 07 de diciembre del 1998 44 min
Sinopsis: The story of medical imaging, the technology that allows us to see inside the human body, is full of amazing stories. Learn how X-rays were discovered in 1895, completely by accident; how ultrasoun...
Capítulo 12: Episodio 12
Fecha de estreno: 16 de diciembre del 1998 44 min
Sinopsis: To run faster, jump higher, and play longer–the ultimate goal of all athletes. But when training runs its course, science and technology jump in. Explore the history and technological advances in e...
Capítulo 13: Episodio 13
Fecha de estreno: 23 de diciembre del 1998 44 min
Sinopsis: Bombs…the most feared and powerful weapon in any nation’s arsenal. What began as incendiary devices in the 7th century has evolved into weapons that can literally blow the human race off the face o...
Capítulo 14: Episodio 14
Fecha de estreno: 28 de diciembre del 1998 44 min
Sinopsis: From the earliest recorded account of an amputation and subsequent prosthesis in ancient Hindu writings, to a 16th-century fully articulated artificial hand controlled by an intricate geared mechan...
Capítulo 15: Episodio 15
Fecha de estreno: 01 de enero del 1999 44 min
Sinopsis: A study of the discoveries, inventions, and technological advances that have helped us understand and predict weather accurately. From simple observations made by early humans, to early instruments...
Capítulo 16: Episodio 16
Fecha de estreno: 25 de enero del 1999 44 min
Sinopsis: The ability to transmit sound in stereo transformed the music of life into a rich symphony of sound. For over 100 years, enthusiasts and scientists have worked to create the ideal listening experie...
Capítulo 17: Episodio 17
Fecha de estreno: 08 de febrero del 1999 44 min
Sinopsis: Through rain, snow, heat, or gloom of night, we expect postmen to deliver the mail. The U.S. Post Office handles over 603-million pieces of mail daily. Yet it represents only 43% of the world’s tot...
Capítulo 18: Episodio 18
Fecha de estreno: 22 de febrero del 1999 44 min
Sinopsis: Does anybody really know what time it is? Set your clocks as we explore the relativity of time from antiquity–when man attempted to chart time with methods ranging from shadows, candles, and water–...
Capítulo 19: Episodio 19
Fecha de estreno: 09 de marzo del 1999 44 min
Sinopsis: First there were balloons and blimps. Then, visionaries enlarged, reinforced, and motorized them and the airship was born. The biggest aircraft ever flown, they remain one of the most romantic aeri...
Capítulo 20: Episodio 20
Fecha de estreno: 15 de marzo del 1999 44 min
Sinopsis: Meet the Strong Men and Women who go beyond mere fitness to pursue major muscle mass–from ancient Greeks, to performers in the 1800s astounding audiences with feats of strength, to the body builder...
Capítulo 21: Episodio 21
Fecha de estreno: 30 de marzo del 1999 44 min
Sinopsis: Throughout history, the builders and engineers who paved our way out of the caves and into the modern world have also caused some of our worst disasters. What happens when their calculations prove ...
Capítulo 22: Episodio 22
Fecha de estreno: 26 de abril del 1999 44 min
Sinopsis: Even in ancient times, city dwellers needed a scenic break from the urban landscape. But parks play a more important role than mere relief from tension–they also keep temperatures down and supply m...
Capítulo 23: Episodio 23
Fecha de estreno: 01 de mayo del 1999 44 min
Sinopsis: Espionage has been used for at least the last 4,000 years. And where there are spies, you find gadgets! We focus on the last 100 years of cloak and dagger technology–from early code-breaking comput...
Capítulo 24: Episodio 24
Fecha de estreno: 25 de mayo del 1999 44 min
Sinopsis: “He who would become a surgeon should join the army and follow it,” Hippocrates counseled nearly 2,500 years ago. In this history of medicine under fire, we see how a small army of medics, nurses, ...
Capítulo 25: Episodio 25
Fecha de estreno: 21 de junio del 1999 44 min
Sinopsis: Whether it jingles in our pockets or folds in our wallets, it flows by the billions from government factories that have mastered the art of making it.
Capítulo 26: Episodio 26
Fecha de estreno: 06 de julio del 1999 44 min
Sinopsis: Avalanches, earthquakes, hurricanes, bombings–all mean human tragedy unless rescuers respond within a moment’s notice of disaster. Here are the latest advances in rescue technology, including: a Se...
Capítulo 27: Episodio 27
Fecha de estreno: 12 de julio del 1999 44 min
Sinopsis: In antiquity, a hollow reed served as an underwater link to oxygen. As in days of old, humans still need self-contained breathing equipment for a variety of reasons–food-gathering, commercial, recr...
Capítulo 28: Episodio 28
Fecha de estreno: 19 de julio del 1999 44 min
Sinopsis: Offshore drilling is one of the greaest technological dances mankind has ever attempted. From the very beginning of oil discovery, the oceans and their vast reserves became the ultimate frontier. F...
Capítulo 29: Episodio 29
Fecha de estreno: 20 de julio del 1999 44 min
Sinopsis: Join us for a highly charged hour as we see why Alfred Nobel's invention of dynamite took on earthshattering dimensions as his product blasted out the natural resources that built our modern world....
Capítulo 30: Episodio 30
Fecha de estreno: 02 de agosto del 1999 44 min
Sinopsis: The task was monumental: Build the world's largest dam in the middle of the desert, and tame the river that carved the Grand Canyon–all in seven years! When the Hoover Dam was completed in 1935, it...
Capítulo 31: Episodio 31
Fecha de estreno: 09 de agosto del 1999 44 min
Sinopsis: Step up to the plate and play ball as we take you on a tour of those amazing edifices of the national pastime–baseball stadiums! From the sandlots and wooden ballparks of the 1800 and 1900s to the ...
Capítulo 32: Episodio 32
Fecha de estreno: 23 de agosto del 1999 44 min
Sinopsis: Much of New York City’s history can be viewed via its bridges–all 18 that connect Manhattan Island to its neighbors. Join us for a look at these architectural masterpieces from the age of iron and ...
Capítulo 33: Episodio 33
Fecha de estreno: 31 de agosto del 1999 44 min
Sinopsis: Delves into the little-known, hugely important, multi-billion-dollar industry of product testing–where wrinkles get ironed out and goods are stripped of marketing and hype to see if they work. Meet...
Capítulo 34: Episodio 34
Fecha de estreno: 06 de septiembre del 1999 44 min
Sinopsis: The idea of floating to earth from great heights dates back centuries, and from the beginning parachutes combined entertainment with life-saving utility. The parachute has also played a vital role ...
Capítulo 35: Episodio 35
Fecha de estreno: 13 de septiembre del 1999 44 min
Sinopsis: Tracks the technological innovations that made newspapers what they are today, while exploring the stories of the publishing tycoons who became some of the most powerful men of the 20th century. Fr...
Capítulo 36: Episodio 36
Fecha de estreno: 27 de septiembre del 1999 44 min
Sinopsis: Since the invention of gunpowder, fireworks have thrilled audiences around the world. We’ll view highlights of fireworks exhibitions throughout history, and go behind the scenes to explore how scie...
Capítulo 37: Episodio 37
Fecha de estreno: 11 de octubre del 1999 44 min
Sinopsis: Though “simulations” date back to cave paintings, devices for interacting with “synthetic realities” are a recent invention. See how simulators are used as training tools for nearly every professio...
Capítulo 38: Episodio 38
Fecha de estreno: 12 de octubre del 1999 44 min
Sinopsis: The history of civilization could easily be measured in terms of our ability to make, use, and improve tools–an activity that is at least 4 million years old! At the tip of our toolmaking timeline ...
Capítulo 39: Episodio 39
Fecha de estreno: 13 de octubre del 1999 44 min
Sinopsis: Well over two million years before the evolution of modern man, his primitive ancestors were making tools. The use of tools is thought to be one of the keys to human evolution itself and it permeat...
Capítulo 40: Episodio 40
Fecha de estreno: 18 de octubre del 1999 44 min
Sinopsis: Join us for a second look at the big earth-moving machines used to tackle the most challenging jobs on, under, and off Earth! We'll ride on specialized behemoth dump trucks, delve below sea level t...
Capítulo 41: Episodio 41
Fecha de estreno: 25 de octubre del 1999 44 min
Sinopsis: The art of fortification evolved along with man’s need to defend his territory from attack. There was no other reason. From hills surrounded by branches and crude fences to intricate walled cities,...
Capítulo 42: Episodio 42
Fecha de estreno: 08 de noviembre del 1999 44 min
Sinopsis: Emergency room medicine has only been a recognized specialty since 1989, and it took close to two millennia to get to this point. We’ll examine advances that led to the modern emergency room–from t...
Capítulo 43: Episodio 43
Fecha de estreno: 15 de noviembre del 1999 44 min
Sinopsis: Set the sedan’s safety brake and hop on your “hog” for a 2-hour high-speed history of the motorcycle–from the 1868 “steam velocipede” to the early 20th century, when they were a low-cost alternativ...
Capítulo 44: Episodio 44
Fecha de estreno: 16 de noviembre del 1999 44 min
Sinopsis: Since civilization’s earliest days, man has sought protection from those who would rob him of riches, knowledge, and even life. This is the story of the evolving systems designed to safeguard our m...
Capítulo 45: Episodio 45
Fecha de estreno: 29 de noviembre del 1999 44 min
Sinopsis: Throughout history the same builders and engineers that paved man's path out of the caves and into the modern world also caused some of mankind's worst disasters. Often a huge calamity is traced ba...
Capítulo 46: Episodio 46
Fecha de estreno: 08 de diciembre del 1999 44 min
Sinopsis: An exploration of the rich history of one of the world’s greatest technological achievements–the harnessing of power from Niagara Falls. From the “War of the Currents”, a battle between geniuses Th...
Capítulo 47: Episodio 47
Fecha de estreno: 13 de diciembre del 1999 44 min
Sinopsis: Place your bets and join us for an exciting spin through the history of the casino. We’ll go behind the neon lights, free drinks, and 24-hour gambling to see how the gaming industry has evolved fro...
Capítulo 48: Episodio 48
Fecha de estreno: 14 de diciembre del 1999 44 min
Sinopsis: The very spirit that drives man to dream up ever more fantastic creations can also conceive changes that destroy old treasures. We look at great artistic and engineering feats that fell prey to the...
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