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    The Control of Nature: Dams, Highways and Canals

Documentary
19 
Dec 31, 2013
Three ways mankind has reshaped earth to overcome boundaries to commerce, travel, and development.

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Season 1, 26 episodes

Season 1
   
The helicopter, scuba and space travel,
Three technologies that gave us the opportunity to go where we had never gone before.
19m Dec 31, 2013
   
The bow and arrow, gun and atomic bomb,
Three weapons that led to the rise and fall of empires.
19m Dec 31, 2013
   
Anesthesia, antibiotics and organ transplants,
Three life-saving medical marvels that revolutionized treatment and expanded the limits of medicine.
19m Dec 31, 2013
   
The telescope, x-ray and electron microscope,
Three feats of invention that revealed the world beyond and within in almost unthinkable detail.
19m Dec 31, 2013
   
Trains, cars and airplanes,
Three revolutionary modes of transportation that forever altered the way we live, work, and play.
19m Dec 31, 2013
   
The seismograph, radar and satellite,
Three life-saving technologies for forecasting danger, helping us predict and endure some of the most deadly phenomena on earth.
19m Dec 31, 2013
   
Skydiving, mountaineering, and running,
Three physical challenges that suggest the human body, combined with mental determination, Is truly limitless.
19m Dec 31, 2013
   
Fire, matches and dynamite,
Man's ways of harnessing one of mother nature's most crucial elements.
19m Dec 31, 2013
   
Three manmade marvels: the Great Pyramid, the Moai and the Burj Khalifa,
Three manmade marvels, ancient to modern, that showcase the incredible breadth of human imagination and man's mastery of engineering.
19m Dec 31, 2013
   
City makers: skyscrapers, subways and city parks,
Three advancements to the urban landscape that made modern city living possible.
19m Dec 31, 2013
   
The control of nature: dams, highways and canals,
Three ways mankind has reshaped earth to overcome boundaries to commerce, travel, and development.
19m Dec 31, 2013
   
The horse, bicycle and motorcycle,
Three modes of solitary transportation that gave us freedom and adventure.
19m Dec 31, 2013
   
Samurai, knights and special forces,
Three fighters throughout history who have defended and advanced power.
19m Dec 31, 2013
   
Tank, combat aircraft and military drone,
Three war machines that changed the face of modern warfare forever.
19m Dec 31, 2013
   
Writing, libraries and internet,
Three ways for leaving a legacy, for the future.
19m Dec 31, 2013
   
Monarchy, democracy and communism,
Three forms of government and the struggle for nations to define themselves.
19m Dec 31, 2013
   
Submarines, battleships and armadas,
Three revolutionary war vessels and the pursuit of naval supremacy.
19m Dec 31, 2013
   
Painting, photography and motion pictures,
Three powerful mediums, and the men who struggled to reflect our world back at us.
19m Dec 31, 2013
   
Dentists, eye doctors and psychology and psychiatry,
Three fields of medicine that preserve the health of body and mind.
19m Dec 31, 2013
   
Gods, ghosts and ufo's,
Three ways that man experiences the unknown.
19m Dec 31, 2013
   
Plagues, economic collapse and nuclear war,
Three paths to destruction that are side effects of civilization.
19m Dec 31, 2013
   
Fishing, farming and animal farms,
Three ways we exploit earth's resources to feed ourselves.
19m Dec 31, 2013
   
Firefighters, police and paramedics,
Three professions that have kept us safe through the ages.
19m Dec 31, 2013
   
Crimes, courts and prisons,
Three institutions of justice through the ages.
19m Dec 31, 2013
   
Exploration, mapping and exploring space,
Three movements to discover where we are.
19m Dec 31, 2013
   
Mining, steel and oil,
Three ways in which man harvests the world's natural resources.
19m Dec 31, 2013
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