Name: Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections
Released: 2008-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Richard Hammond

TV Show · Documentary

With hands-on experiments and intrepid investigative work, Richard Hammond reveals the secrets behind modern-day superstructures. He visits, among other places, Wembley Stadium, the Sydney Opera House, Hong Kong International Airport, Taipei 101, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and the Millau Bridge to uncover how engineers and designers parlayed historical inventions and unconventional technologies into the creation of iconic buildings and machines.

2008 · 50m

Starring Richard Hammond

EPISODE 1

Burj Al Arab

Richard Hammond checks out one of the world's tallest and most distinctively-shaped hotels, the 121-metre-high Burj al Arab, or Arabian Tower.
EPISODE 2

Formula 1

Despite costing millions to make, F1 cars take inspiration from some surprisingly simple sources, including ancient swords and ship sails.
EPISODE 3

Super Tanker

Richard reveals the engineering required to transport some of the potentially most hazardous cargos in the world in these enormous vessels.
EPISODE 4

The Earthquake Proof Bridge

Richard reveals how engineers made one of the longest bridges in the world earthquake-proof by building a huge structure in water 65 metres deep.
EPISODE 5

The Space Shuttle

Richard Hammond reveals the surprising engineering connections to NASA's space shuttle, the world's first reusable spacecraft.
EPISODE 6

Bullet Train

Richard reveals how a crowbar, a medieval clock and the electric telegraph all helped inspire Japan's remarkable high-speed railway.

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Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections

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With hands-on experiments and intrepid investigative work, Richard Hammond reveals the secrets behind modern-day superstructures. He visits, among other places, Wembley Stadium, the Sydney Opera House, Hong Kong International Airport, Taipei 101, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and the Millau Bridge to uncover how engineers and designers parlayed historical inventions and unconventional technologies into the creation of iconic buildings and machines.

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