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Celebrates the history, technology, and impact of the engineering achievements and innovations that have shaped the modern world.
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Thursday, April 2
Engineering Disasters 19
Season 12 • Episode 7
Maritime and engineering disasters: Edmund Fitzgerald sinking, Boeing crashes, nuclear meltdowns.
Thursday, April 2
Engineering Disasters 20
Season 12 • Episode 35
Industrial disasters: BP Refinery explosions, airline crash, dioxin contamination, Skylab, fires.
Thursday, April 2
Engineering Disasters 22
Season 15 • Episode 27
From a massive oil spill to refinery blaze to a downed plane, find out what went wrong.
Thursday, April 2
Tiny Weapons
Season 16 • Episode 17
Tiny weapons may not sound impressive, but small can kill, and it can also be easily concealed.
Friday, April 3
Tiny Weapons
Season 16 • Episode 17
Tiny weapons may not sound impressive, but small can kill, and it can also be easily concealed.
Friday, April 3
Great Towers in the Sky
Season 3 • Episode 3
Constructing the Seattle Space Needle, the Canadian CN Tower and the Stratosphere in Las Vegas.
Friday, April 3
History of Tall Buildings
Season 4 • Episode 20
Skyscrapers; Empire State Building; Sears Tower; World Trade Center.
Friday, April 3
The Chrysler Building
Season 8 •
The art deco Chrysler Building stands out in the New York skyline.
Friday, April 3
Chesapeake Bay Bridge & Tunnel
Season 7 • Episode 7
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel stretches 17 miles connecting Virginia's easternmost landmass.
Friday, April 3
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
Season 9 • Episode 31
Two ribbons of concrete span a body of water in Louisiana, forming a bridge.
Friday, April 3
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
Season 12 • Episode 16
The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway stretches from Boston to Florida.
Friday, April 3
Grand Coulee Dam
Season 2 • Episode 6
The Grand Coulee Dam has turned desert into agriculturally viable land.
Friday, April 3
City Parks
Season 5 • Episode 2
Even in ancient times, city dwellers needed a scenic break from the urban landscape.
Friday, April 3
Great Towers in the Sky
Season 3 • Episode 3
Constructing the Seattle Space Needle, the Canadian CN Tower and the Stratosphere in Las Vegas.
Friday, April 3
History of Tall Buildings
Season 4 • Episode 20
Skyscrapers; Empire State Building; Sears Tower; World Trade Center.
Friday, April 3
The Chrysler Building
Season 8 •
The art deco Chrysler Building stands out in the New York skyline.
Friday, April 3
Chesapeake Bay Bridge & Tunnel
Season 7 • Episode 7
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel stretches 17 miles connecting Virginia's easternmost landmass.
Friday, April 3
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
Season 9 • Episode 31
Two ribbons of concrete span a body of water in Louisiana, forming a bridge.
Friday, April 3
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
Season 12 • Episode 16
The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway stretches from Boston to Florida.
Friday, April 3
Grand Coulee Dam
Season 2 • Episode 6
The Grand Coulee Dam has turned desert into agriculturally viable land.
Friday, April 3
City Parks
Season 5 • Episode 2
Even in ancient times, city dwellers needed a scenic break from the urban landscape.
Saturday, April 4
Great Towers in the Sky
Season 3 • Episode 3
Constructing the Seattle Space Needle, the Canadian CN Tower and the Stratosphere in Las Vegas.
Saturday, April 4
History of Tall Buildings
Season 4 • Episode 20
Skyscrapers; Empire State Building; Sears Tower; World Trade Center.
Saturday, April 4
The Chrysler Building
Season 8 •
The art deco Chrysler Building stands out in the New York skyline.
Saturday, April 4
Chesapeake Bay Bridge & Tunnel
Season 7 • Episode 7
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel stretches 17 miles connecting Virginia's easternmost landmass.
Saturday, April 4
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
Season 9 • Episode 31
Two ribbons of concrete span a body of water in Louisiana, forming a bridge.
Saturday, April 4
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
Season 12 • Episode 16
The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway stretches from Boston to Florida.
Saturday, April 4
Grand Coulee Dam
Season 2 • Episode 6
The Grand Coulee Dam has turned desert into agriculturally viable land.
Saturday, April 4
City Parks
Season 5 • Episode 2
Even in ancient times, city dwellers needed a scenic break from the urban landscape.
Friday, April 10
Tomcat Sunset
Season 12 • Episode 29
Terry Deitz explores F-14 fighter jet legacy through final launches and Naval Air Station farewell.
Friday, April 10
Jet Engines
Season 5 • Episode 6
The saga of jet propulsion which radically transformed the world since inception of World War II.
Friday, April 10
Radar
Season 3 • Episode 5
Examines the history of radar, focusing on its role in the Allies' victory in World War II.
Friday, April 10
Apollo 11
Season 10 • Episode 18
The flight of Apollo 11 as seen through the eyes of the individuals who made it happen.
Friday, April 10
It Came From Outer Space
Season 13 • Episode 13
Discover how essential space travel technologies have journeyed back to Earth.
Friday, April 10
Observatories: Stonehenge to the Space Telescopes
Season 2 • Episode 32
The stargazers of mankind build observatories to unravel the secrets of the universe.
Friday, April 10
Star City
Season 8 • Episode 12
A visit to Russia's formerly secret training center for cosmonauts; preparing for a space flight.
Friday, April 10
Tomcat Sunset
Season 12 • Episode 29
Terry Deitz explores F-14 fighter jet legacy through final launches and Naval Air Station farewell.
Friday, April 10
Jet Engines
Season 5 • Episode 6
The saga of jet propulsion which radically transformed the world since inception of World War II.
Friday, April 10
Radar
Season 3 • Episode 5
Examines the history of radar, focusing on its role in the Allies' victory in World War II.
Friday, April 10
Apollo 11
Season 10 • Episode 18
The flight of Apollo 11 as seen through the eyes of the individuals who made it happen.
Friday, April 10
It Came From Outer Space
Season 13 • Episode 13
Discover how essential space travel technologies have journeyed back to Earth.
Friday, April 10
Observatories: Stonehenge to the Space Telescopes
Season 2 • Episode 32
The stargazers of mankind build observatories to unravel the secrets of the universe.
Friday, April 10
Star City
Season 8 • Episode 12
A visit to Russia's formerly secret training center for cosmonauts; preparing for a space flight.
Saturday, April 11
Tomcat Sunset
Season 12 • Episode 29
Terry Deitz explores F-14 fighter jet legacy through final launches and Naval Air Station farewell.
Saturday, April 11
Jet Engines
Season 5 • Episode 6
The saga of jet propulsion which radically transformed the world since inception of World War II.
Saturday, April 11
Radar
Season 3 • Episode 5
Examines the history of radar, focusing on its role in the Allies' victory in World War II.
Saturday, April 11
Apollo 11
Season 10 • Episode 18
The flight of Apollo 11 as seen through the eyes of the individuals who made it happen.
Saturday, April 11
It Came From Outer Space
Season 13 • Episode 13
Discover how essential space travel technologies have journeyed back to Earth.
Saturday, April 11
Observatories: Stonehenge to the Space Telescopes
Season 2 • Episode 32
The stargazers of mankind build observatories to unravel the secrets of the universe.
Saturday, April 11
Star City
Season 8 • Episode 12
A visit to Russia's formerly secret training center for cosmonauts; preparing for a space flight.
Wednesday, April 15
Stealth and Beyond: Air Stealth
Season 12 •
Stealth aircraft, ships and soldiers of the past, present and future.
Thursday, April 16
Stealth and Beyond: Air Stealth
Season 12 •
Stealth aircraft, ships and soldiers of the past, present and future.
Thursday, April 16
Stealth and Beyond: Air Stealth
Season 12 •
Stealth aircraft, ships and soldiers of the past, present and future.
Thursday, April 16
Stealth and Beyond: Air Stealth
Season 12 •
Stealth aircraft, ships and soldiers of the past, present and future.
Friday, April 17
Computers
Season 7 • Episode 15
From devices designed to save the world to mind-expanding machines; the evolution of computers.
Friday, April 17
Batteries
Season 13 • Episode 27
How batteries are made, what they power and what uses they may have in the future.
Friday, April 17
Mad Electricity
Season 14 • Episode 10
Nikola Tesla creates the AC (alternating current) system of electrical power.
Friday, April 17
Computers
Season 7 • Episode 15
From devices designed to save the world to mind-expanding machines; the evolution of computers.
Friday, April 17
Batteries
Season 13 • Episode 27
How batteries are made, what they power and what uses they may have in the future.
Friday, April 17
Mad Electricity
Season 14 • Episode 10
Nikola Tesla creates the AC (alternating current) system of electrical power.
Saturday, April 18
Computers
Season 7 • Episode 15
From devices designed to save the world to mind-expanding machines; the evolution of computers.
Saturday, April 18
Batteries
Season 13 • Episode 27
How batteries are made, what they power and what uses they may have in the future.
Saturday, April 18
Mad Electricity
Season 14 • Episode 10
Nikola Tesla creates the AC (alternating current) system of electrical power.
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