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Technology makes things happen; sometimes it changes things for the better, sometimes for the worse.

Documentary · 2004 · 21 min

EPISODE 1

Apollo 11

Look back at the technological advancements that allowed the U.S. to meet President Kennedy's 1961 challenge to put a man on the moon in just eight years.

21 min · Jun 20, 2004
EPISODE 2

Hiroshima

In 1942, under extraordinary secrecy, the U.S. government brings top scientists together to work on the Manhattan Project. Three years of technological advancements explode over Hiroshima.

21 min · Jun 22, 2004
EPISODE 3

Washington Crossing the Delaware

On an icy Christmas night in 1776, General George Washington leads his troops across the treacherous Delaware River -- a decision that will become a turning point in the American Revolution.

21 min · Jun 29, 2004
EPISODE 4

Churchill's Secret Bunkers

During WWII, a vast complex of bunkers was constructed under the streets of London. Using cutting-edge technology, explore this lost world -- an entire subterranean city built to keep the British government running.

45 min · Aug 28, 2006
EPISODE 5

The Downing of Gary Powers

Take a closer look at the many technologies needed for the United States' U-2 spy plane and the Soviets' SA-2 surface-to-air missile to meet on May Day 1960.

21 min · Jul 13, 2004
EPISODE 6

St. Valentine's Day Massacre

Examine what brought Al Capone to his knees after the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, including the camera that captured its bloody aftermath and printing presses that reproduced it nationwide.

21 min · Jul 20, 2004