Modern Marvels - Season 13 - Eps 56: Engineering Disasters 20
In March of 2005, the BP Refinery in Texas City, Texas, suffered a series of explosions that decimated a large portion of the facility and killed 15 workers. Then the unusual series of events that caused American Airlines flight 587 to fall from the sky. What happened in Times Beach, Missouri, when a local waste hauler oiled down dusty roads with oil that was laced with dioxin? Look at what went wrong with NASA's Skylab in 1974 and finally examine the fire that destroyed the gas company, Praxair, in June of 2005.
About Modern Marvels
Title: Modern Marvels
First Air Date: 1993-12-10
Last Air Date: 2022-08-08
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 7.9/10 (from 27 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 23
Total Episodes: 705
Network: History H2
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Jupiter Entertainment, Six West Media
Synopsis
HISTORY’s longest-running series moves to H2. Modern Marvels celebrates the ingenuity, invention and imagination found in the world around us. From commonplace items like ink and coffee to architectural masterpieces and engineering disasters, the hit series goes beyond the basics to provide insight and history into things we wonder about and that impact our lives. This series tells fascinating stories of the doers, the dreamers and sometime-schemers that create everyday items, technological breakthroughs and manmade wonders. The hit series goes deep to explore the leading edge of human inspiration and ambition.
