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Modern Marvels: Engineering Disasters 12
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 (DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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| In Milwaukee, 104 died after drinking contaminated tap water. At Texas A&M, a tradition turned tragic when a piIe of bonfire logs colIapsed onto its builders. Thousands of U.S. soldiers expired in known WWII deathtraps--Sherman Tanks. ln 1973, 14 men working on a 26-story buiIding died when supports were removed from wet concrete. And in 1993, Denver's "dream" airport became a nightmare when its baggage-handling system ran amok. Aided by computer graphics, catastrophe footage, and visits to the Iocations today, MlT scientists, Center for Disease Control experts, WWlI vets, bonfire buiIders, and construction engineers expIain these tragedies and measures taken to prevent them in future. |
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