Tech Effect

Episode 1

Hindenburg

Fri, Jun 18, 2004

The 1937 Hindenburg disaster is recalled. Included: The role and technology of the media.

Episode 2

Hiroshima

Tue, Jun 22, 2004

The clock ticks down to the detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima, through the technologies that became the catalyst for this historical event.

Episode 4

Washington Crossing the Delaware

Tue, Jun 29, 2004

Episode 5

The Downing of Gary Powers

Tue, Jul 13, 2004

Episode 6

St. Valentine's Day Massacre

Tue, Jul 20, 2004 21 mins

St. Valentine's Day, 1929. While many Chicagoans enjoyed a romantic evening, a brutal scene ensued at SMC Cartage Company Garage.

Episode 7

Pearl Harbor

Tue, Jul 27, 2004 21 mins

After the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, a formerly "neutral" and severely crippled U.S. entered WWII. But Japan brought specialized technology with them to Pearl Harbor.

Episode 8

Hollywood Bank Shootout

Mon, Aug 16, 2004

Episode 9

Transcontinental Railroad

Tue, Aug 17, 2004

Episode 10

Chicago Fire

Tue, Aug 31, 2004 21 mins

October 8, 1871. After a long, dry summer already plagued by fires, a mischievous cow kicked over a lantern & set the city of Chicago on fire. Examine the Chicago Fire Department's methods & discover what went wrong on that fateful day.

Episode 11

Pennsylvania Mining Disaster

Tue, Sep 21, 2004 21 mins

In 2002, due to an incorrect map, 9 miners broke into an abandoned mine-filled with water-where they became trapped 230-feet below the surface. Examine the innovations that led to all 9 miners returned to the surface, 77 hours later.

Episode 12

Waco

Tue, Sep 28, 2004

Episode 13

Flight 103

Tue, Oct 5, 2004