Engineering Connections
Join Richard Hammond's quest to find the engineering connections behind the world's most advanced structures: the Airbus, the largest Airliner ever to exist; the Taipei Tower, one of the tallest buildings on Earth; the huge Troll A Platform and the strongest telescope ever made, the WM Keck Observatory. These are jewels of technology, but Hammond discovers hidden deep in their DNA an amazing range of unexpected inventions spanning across history.
Year: 2008
Genre: Documentaries, General Docos, Docos - General
Country: USA
Director: Mike Slee
Starring: Richard Hammond
Duration: 200 Minutes
Rating: G
8.1/10
Location in store: Documentary (General)
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