| Description |
2 videodiscs (approximately 100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Modern marvels. Technology |
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Modern marvels. Technology.
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| Contents |
[Disc 1]. Manhattan Project: Pandor's Box -- Los Alamos -- Gadget -- Fat Man and Little Boy -- Enola Gay -- Legacy of the bomb -- [Disc 2]. More engineering disasters: Successes & failures -- Rockets -- Chauchat 1917 -- Naval disasters -- Structural failures -- Dams & power plant failures. |
| Summary |
Manhattan Project: At 5:30 a.m., July 16, 1945, scientists and dignitaries awaited the detonation of the first atomic bomb in a desolate area of the New Mexico desert aptly known as Jornada del Muerto - Journey of Death. Dubbed the Manhattan Project, the top-secret undertaking was tackled with unprecedented speed and enormous expense. In this examination, Los Alamos scientists and engineers reveal their trials, triumphs, and dark doubts about building the ultimate weapon of war in the interest of peace. |
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More engineering disasters: Modern Marvels pores through the rubble of some of the most notable engineering disasters in history and searches for probable causes of the calamities, ranging from engineering errors to arrogance, ego, and plain incompetence. Dramatic footage and photos capture many of these disasters as they occured, and interviews with engineers detail the subsequent design changes that these accidents have spurred. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Note |
"Go behind the nuts and bolts of the history's most inspired technological breakthroughs woth Modern Marvels."--Container. |
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GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Manhattan Project (U.S.)
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Atomic bomb -- United States -- History.
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Disasters.
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Engineering.
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Documentary television programs.
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| Added Author |
History Channel (Television network)
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Arts and Entertainment Network.
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New Video Group.
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| Other Title |
Manhatten Project |
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More engineering disasters |
| Added Title |
Modern marvels (Television program)
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| ISBN |
076709767X: $20.00 |
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9780767097673: $20.00 |
| Standard No. |
733961772623 |
| Music No. |
AAE-77262 A & E Television Networks |
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