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6 Episodes 2011 - 2011
Episode 1
Tue, Jul 5, 2011
Take a look at the Panama Canal expansion project. Technological advances are drawn from developments in other canals including the Briare Canal, Bridgewater Canal and the Manchester Ship Canal.
Episode 2
Tue, Jul 19, 2011
The building of the ice breaking tanker Timofey Guzhenko. Technological advances are drawn from developments in ships such as Eisbrecher I, through Lenin and Polarstern.
Episode 3
Tue, Jul 12, 201145 mins
Underground rail systems are a major transport requirement in many major cities. Look at advances from City and South London Railway, to New York City Subway, Paris Métro and finally London Underground.
Episode 4
Tue, Aug 2, 2011
Examine Prisons from around the World incorporating advances from the Tower of London, Eastern State Penitentiary, Alcatraz, and the most advanced prison in the USA, the North Branch Correctional Institution.
Episode 5
Tue, Jul 26, 2011
When built the Canton Tower was the world's tallest tower. To achieve this feat technologies were taken from the Washington Monument, the Eiffel Tower and CN Tower.
Episode 6
Tue, Aug 2, 2011
Building the French AGV train. Technological advances are drawn from developments in the steam engine, Rocket, the steam engine Mallard, the Shinkansen and the SNCF TGV.