Engineering disasters [videorecording] / produced by Actuality Productions ; Hearst Entertainment ; producer, Bruce Nash ; written & produced by Dean Vallas ; graphics & animation, Doug Whitney.

Format
Video/Projected medium
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York : History Channel : Distributed by New Video Group, c1999.
Description
1 videocassette (ca. 50 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.

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    Library of Congress genre(s)
    Series
    Modern marvels [More in this series]
    Summary note
    A look at some of the worst tragedies in human history-- disasters that have claimed the lives of hundreds of people in one fell swoop and that might have been prevented. Covers the period from ancient times to the present day in order to tell the stories of these calamities. Includes stories from survivors of plane crashes and industrial accidents. Attempts to analyze what went wrong in events such as the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger. Includes computer animation to illustrate the anatomy of some of the disasters.
    Notes
    • Documentary.
    • Originally broadcast in 1998 as a segement of the History Channel program Modern marvels.
    Creation/​Production credits
    Camera, Shaun Donahue, David Sperling, Ted Thorton ; narrated by Harlan Saperstein ; music by Alan Ett ; edited by Jack Foster.
    System details
    VHS.
    Participant(s)/​Performer(s)
    Narrated by Harlan Saperstein.
    Contents
    • The 20th century
    • Kansas City Hyatt
    • Teton Dam
    • Fear of flying
    • Aluminum
    • Flight 800
    • Heartbreak
    • The Hubble
    • Industrial disasters
    • The worst of the worst.
    Other title(s)
    • Modern marvels. Engineering disasters
    • Modern marvels (Television program)
    OCLC
    43379882
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