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Extreme Engineering - Five (5) DVD Set
- Item Number
- 2193
- Estimated Value
- 50 USD
- Sold
- 34 USD to fp_class1969
- Number of Bids
- 8 - Bid History
Item Description
Extreme Engineering unveils some of the most ambitious architectural plans of our times. Some are theoretical; others are in the works. But all of these modern marvels pose challenges that stretch the definition of what's possible. Watch as jaw-dropping computer animation and first-hand accounts from builders, designers and engineers breathe life into the most extreme construction projects ever conceived in this 5-disc compilation of Season 1 favorites. Building Hong Kong's Airport Follow architects and engineers from start to finish as they build the world's most vital air transit center A? 16 miles out at sea! Widening the Panama Canal A readily accessible passage for decades, the canal has begun to turn ships away because they're simply too wide to make it through. Now it's time for the Panama Canal to loosen up. Bridging the Bering Strait A massive bridge joining North America and Asia A? following the same intercontinental route as the ancient Bering Strait land bridge A? holds the promise of unprecedented economic growth. That is, if it can be built. Tokyo's Sky City With land area shrinking and population growing, Japan has decided to take urban development to the next level. Welcome to Sky City A? 560 stories of fully enclosed, self-sufficient habitation! Holland's Barriers to the Sea Watch as engineers reveal the inner-workings of a stunningly sophisticated series of barriers designed to keep the Dutch safe and dry.
Donated By:
Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Acker
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