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From the eVideo
Walt Disney World Overview (4:11); Walter Disney (2:32); Creating Disneyland (3:25); Planning Disney World (2:50); Magic Kingdom Foundations (3:26); Magic Kingdom Construction (4:22); Robotics Technology (4:53); Audio-Animatronics (4:20); Spaceship Earth Engineering (2:55); Monorail Engineering (4:26); Soarin' over California (4:59); Disney World Fireworks (3:16); Earth Globe (2:02); Twilight Zone Tower of Terror (4:17); Rock 'n' Roller Coaster (3:33); Lights, Motors, Action Stunt Show (2:46); Stunt Vehicles and Stunt Men (5:44); Disney's Animal Kingdom (3:09); Constructing Disney's Animal Kingdom (1:54); Tree of Life (4:10); Dinosaur Ride (3:11); "Lucky" Dinosaur (3:07); Expedition Everest (5:17); Walt Disney World Summary (0:55); Credits: Walt Disney World (7:41);
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Introduction to Pest Control (6:04); Victory in Mosquito Control (3:38); Dangerous Pesticide (2:42); Cockroach Problem (4:06); Evolution of Pesticides (5:39); War Against Rodents (5:39); Historical Rat Problems (5:39); Termite Control (4:38); Alternative Methods for Termite Control (2:03); Integrated Pest Management (5:37);
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Introduction to the Assembly Line (2:54); The Ford Model T (4:50); The Birth of the Assembly Line (2:22); Automobile Labor Crisis (3:38); Auto Industry Labor Union (4:27); Mass Production (3:00); Success of General Motors (3:00); Wartime Assembly Line (2:58); Toyota Motor Company (4:51); Assembly Line Workers (3:35); Robots on Assembly Lines (5:22); Updating the Assembly Line (2:29); Sample Segment (10:44);
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Introduction to Edward's Air Force Base (4:04); America's Premiere Air Force Base (4:17); Flight Testing at Edwards (2:57); Revolutions at Muroc (2:50); Poncho Barnes and Chuck Yeager (4:18); Hunting for History (3:43); Data Computers at Edwards (2:58); The X-15 Program (3:50); Avionics (6:42); Combat Aircraft (5:16); Revolutions at Edwards Air Force Base (3:20);
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The X-43 Aircraft (5:36); Breaking the Sound Barrier X-1 (5:48); High Altitude Reconnaissance (3:27); The SR-71 Blackbird (4:41); The Flying Wing (5:55); B-2 Flying Wing (4:08); Air Superiority (6:18); Unmanned Air Vehicle (2:31); Unmanned Aircraft in Combat (4:16); The Future of Aircraft (1:44);
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Introduction to the Mackinac Bridge (2:50); Structure of the Mackinac Bridge (3:05); History of Mackinac Bridge (7:17); Starting Construction on the Mackinac Bridge (3:35); Building the Mighty Mac (7:25); Continuing Work on the Mackinac Bridge (2:52); Danger on the Mackinac Construction Site (5:48); Constructing the Roadway Trusses (3:08); Completing the Mackinac Bridge (2:49); Maintaining the Mackinac Bridge (5:38);
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Introduction: Military Movers (2:56); C-17 Cargo Plane (7:03); C-17 Flight Simulator (1:39); Higgins Boats (4:24); Higgins Boats at Normandy (6:11); Landing Craft Air Cushion (3:35); Driving the LCAC (2:03); Railroads in Warfare (7:00); United States Transportation Command (4:27); Information Technology at USTRANSCOM (5:11);
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Introduction: Wiring America (6:09); Evolution of Wiring In America (7:02); Connecting America to Europe (5:05); History of the Telephone (5:06); Powering America (4:16); Power Grid, The (1:46); Powering the South (2:38); Information Super Highway, The (5:59); Future of Wires, The (5:49);
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Introduction to Tractor Racing (5:21); World's Strongest Tractor, The (4:00); Spider Silk (4:31); World's Strongest Ropes (2:48); Manufacturing Plasma Rope (4:41); World's Strongest Tug Boats (3:22); Tugboat Propulsion Systems (4:33); Strongest Natural Substance In the World, The (7:30); Strongest Plastic In the World, The (3:13); History of Plastic (3:10);
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Copper on Ships (6:01); Early Use of Copper on Ships (3:38); Early Copper Discoveries (3:39); Copper Mining and Refining Processes (3:54); Copper Flotation and Alternative Refining Processes (3:14); Copper Plumbing (3:16); Copper in Bells (3:43); Copper in Art and Roofing (4:34); Copper in Electronics (6:25); Future of Copper Alloys (5:32);
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Threat of Nuclear Attack (4:04); Thermonuclear Bomb (4:32); VX Nerve Gas (4:05); VX Stock Piles (3:11); Maxim Heavy Machine Gun (4:04); Role of the Machine in World War I (4:38); Incendiary Bomb (5:31); Napalm Incendiary Bomb (3:50); Proximity Fuse (8:42); Small Arms and Light Weapons (2:21); Battle of the marne (1:30); VX Nerve Gas (1:43); VX part 2 (2:12);
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Desalination Process (4:37); Ancient Desert Life (5:18); Early Settlers in the Arizona Desert (4:49); Climate Change in Phoenix, Arizona (6:47); Ultimate Desert Dwellers (3:08); Desert Survival (4:14); Desert Rescue Missions (3:57); Search and Rescue Aids (3:57); Producing Solar Energy (4:09); Solar Energy in Space Exploration (3:38);
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Introduction to Doomsday Tech (3:07); Nuclear Weapons (5:10); Doomsday Clock (3:53); Working With Nuclear Weapons (3:58); Securing Nuclear Weapons (3:32); Scorched Earth Or New Ice Age (5:53); Beginning of the End of Oil (3:13); Advances in Renewable Energy (6:13); Nuclear Power (2:07); Nanotechnology (7:14);
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Introduction to the Maginot Line (4:09); Treaty of Versailles (5:11); Harsh Lessons of a Great War (2:33); Commission for the Organization of Fortified Fronts (4:31); Inside the Maginot Line (5:54); Technology Inside the Maginot Line (5:47); Rhineland Crisis (7:56); Germany Invades (4:04); Failures of the Maginot Line (5:57);
From the eVideo
Introduction to Oil Well Firefighting (4:14); Job of An Oil Well Firefighter (3:18); Hazards of Oil (3:50); Kinley Brothers (7:24); Paul Red Adair (7:42); Devil's Cigarette Lighter (3:56); Big Four (4:57); Storage Tank Fires (6:07); Oil Refinery Fires (2:51);
From the eVideo
Air Force 1 (4:37); Evolution of Presidential Planes (4:52); Independent (3:36); New Air Force 1 (5:11); True Working White House (4:46); Early Presidential Transport (4:34); Recreational Transport (1:31); Presidential Limousines (7:40); Presidential Choppers (7:26);
From the eVideo
Introduction to Terror Tech: Civilian (5:15); Terrorist Proof Home (7:12); History of Gas Masks (3:10); Types of Gas Masks (4:34); Biological Terrorism (3:21); Civil Support Teams (6:05); Smallpox (4:07); Safety of Food and Water Supplies (3:33); Emergency Response Gear (4:48); Future of Civilian Terror Tech (2:12);
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Introduction to Terror Tech: Defending the High rise (3:24); Protection on the Ground Floor (5:30); Vehicle Identification Technology (2:13); Entrance and Perimeter Protection (3:39); Identification Technology (3:07); Entry Scan (5:41); Explosive Technology (2:52); Protection From Biological Weapons (5:16); Protection From Radio Active Weapons (3:37); Blast Mitigation (4:36); Emergency Evacuation (5:33);
From the eVideo
Introduction to Hand Tools (4:20); Original Handy Man (6:15); King of Tools (3:52); Modern Hammer (3:43); Modern Hammer Production (4:18); Vintage Hand Planes (3:54); Bailey Hand Plane (3:33); Early Drill Designs (3:45); Hand Saw (3:21); Famous Names in Tools (8:34);
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Walking Drag Lines (5:22); Evolution of Mining Equipment (4:31); NASA Crawlers (4:30); The Largest Ever Built (5:11); Gigantic Cranes (2:28); A Bigger Loader For A Bigger Truck (6:21); World's Largest Cruise Ship (3:47); Giant Pumping Machines (2:43); Humongous Wind Turbines (4:14); World's Biggest Laser (5:50);
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Acela Express (5:03); History of Trains (4:00); Railroad Boom and Decline (3:57); History of Trains In Japan (8:01); Japan's High Speed Train System (2:37); TGV Train (3:04); High Speed Trains In France (4:13); Germany's Transrapid Program (4:13); Magnetic Levitation Systems (2:24); Future of High Speed Trains (7:07); speedy trains (1:00);
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Industrial Revolution (4:15); Civil War Muskets (6:17); Civil War Cannons (2:44); Civil War Ship Building (4:43); The U.S.S. Monitor (4:06); The United States Military Railroad (5:50); The Telegraph (3:52); Delivering the News (3:42); Sustaining the Troops (2:55); Battlefield Medicine (5:44);
From the eVideo
Digital Technology (4:21); Digital Television (3:36); DVD and PVR Technology (3:33); History of Computers (4:54); The Microprocessor (5:55); The Digital Camera (4:43); Digital Video Cameras (2:32); The Compact Disc (3:00); MP3 Technology (4:49); The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (6:56);
From the eVideo
Roasting Starbucks Coffee (4:56); History of Coffee Consumption (3:07); Beginning of the Coffee House (3:52); Kona Coffee (4:34); The Coffee Business (4:35); Robusta Versus Arabica (4:34); Specialty Coffee (3:41); The Espresso Machine (3:37); Instant Coffee (6:06); New Ways to Grow Coffee (5:48);
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From Ancient To Modern Butchering (5:44); Knives (3:50); Chicago's Stockyards and Packing Houses (5:21); Regulation of the Meat Processing Procedures (3:47); Modern Industrialized Meat Packers (4:05); Packaging and Meat Enhancements (3:45); Sausage Making (2:50); New Outbreaks of Disease (4:59); Mad Cow Disease (2:45); Variety of Modern Butcher Shops (6:58);
From the eVideo
Introduction to USCENTCOM (3:04); USCENTCOM in Qatar (3:11); Information Provided By Command Posts (5:10); Early Military Intelligence (5:08); Early Command Posts (4:49); Innovations in Communication Technology (6:00); World War II Technology (3:49); Advance Military Technology (3:44); Full Fledged Unified Command (3:42); Future of the Command Post (5:44);
From the eVideo
Unlocking Mysteries (4:41); Incan Empire, The (2:37); Spain (2:30); New Capital City: Machu Picchu (1:09); Hiram Bingham III (5:28); Secrets of Machu Picchu: Virgins of the Sun (2:22); Monumental Achievement (5:19); Terrace System of Machu Picchu, The (3:22); Who Built Machu Picchu? (5:50); Water Delivery (1:34); Artifacts Reveal Surprising Information (9:55);
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