Power

Since humanity first looked skyward we have dreamed of taking to the air skirting the laws of physics and pushing engineering science to ever greater heights The power of flight ranks among one of humanities greatest achievements We journey from the experimental breakthrough of the Wright brothers to the contemporary icon of modern travel the Boeing 747 and from todays cutting edge of

Not without failure and tragedy, the contest for superior air power has forever changed the nature of combat, the nature of travel and our understanding of air itself.

To travel on land one thing is prized above all else Speed Since the fast production methods of Henry Ford put the world on wheels speed has influenced every aspect of cars And the car has literally shaped our world In this episode we surge from the once ubiquitous utilitarian Model T to the muscular V8 stylings of the Mustang and from the jet power supersonic thrust to the electric game changes

The automobile has changed the world we live in Colossal networks of roads have reshaped the land carving paths between cities and towns built around the needs of cars But land going vehicles are not confined to tarmac The true mobility and freedom afforded by automobiles is in their ability to take us beyond In this episode we venture from the rough and ready revolution of the military Jeep to

From the age of sail to the modern nuclear era, navies around the world have been locked in a battle to rule the waves, building vessels each tougher, more sophisticated and more fearsome than the last.

The sea is where life on earth began And for man himself a product of the sea the journey to explore and better understand this primordial world is in many ways a journey of self discovery With waterborne craft being the oldest vehicle known to history the sea has driven inventions since ancient times and continues to drive it today In this episode we set sail from the hydrofoil catamarans that