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Celebrates the history, technology, and impact of the engineering achievements and innovations that have shaped the modern world.
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Monday, April 14
Command Central
Season 10 • Episode 7
Centcom in Doha, Qatar, represents everything a modern military command post can be.
Monday, April 14
Army Corps of Engineers
Season 9 • Episode 9
Congressional mandate creates the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Monday, April 14
Military Movers
Season 9 • Episode 27
Military planners move soldiers and cargo halfway around the world.
Monday, April 14
Scuba and Deep-Sea Diving
Season 5 • Episode 11
Exploring the ocean floor using old and new technology.
Tuesday, April 15
Siege Machines
Season 8 • Episode 9
Siege machines convert energy into mechanical force to breach barriers.
Tuesday, April 15
War Games
Season 7 • Episode 60
To achieve a high level of combat readiness, equipment and personnel must be at peak performance.
Tuesday, April 15
Combat Training
Season 6 • Episode 38
Today's warriors train for the battlefields of tomorrow.
Tuesday, April 15
Bunkers
Season 7 • Episode 56
Bunkers function in a variety of forms to protect leaders.
Tuesday, April 15
Command Central
Season 10 • Episode 7
Centcom in Doha, Qatar, represents everything a modern military command post can be.
Tuesday, April 15
Army Corps of Engineers
Season 9 • Episode 9
Congressional mandate creates the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Tuesday, April 15
Military Movers
Season 9 • Episode 27
Military planners move soldiers and cargo halfway around the world.
Tuesday, April 15
Scuba and Deep-Sea Diving
Season 5 • Episode 11
Exploring the ocean floor using old and new technology.
Monday, April 21
Super Steam
Season 15 • Episode 20
Steam power; Jay Leno fires up two steam cars and an 11-ton steam tractor; locomotive; steamboat.
Monday, April 21
Under Pressure
Season 16 • Episode 18
Pressure in every aspect of life.
Monday, April 21
Dams
Season 13 • Episode 12
Hoover Dam; Utah State University Water Research Laboratory hydraulics lab in Logan, Utah.
Monday, April 21
Secrets of Oil
Season 14 • Episode 23
The secrets of oil and the many products it has spawned; oil refinery.
Monday, April 21
Fire & Ice: Heating and Air Conditioning
The world's architectural and engineering structures, scientific inventions and social wonders.
Monday, April 21
Mad Electricity
Season 14 • Episode 13
Nikola Tesla creates the AC (alternating current) system of electrical power.
Monday, April 21
Batteries
Season 13 • Episode 32
How batteries are made, what they power and what uses they may have in the future.
Monday, April 21
Renewable Energy
Season 12 • Episode 35
Renewable energy sources.
Monday, April 21
Super Steam
Season 15 • Episode 20
Steam power; Jay Leno fires up two steam cars and an 11-ton steam tractor; locomotive; steamboat.
Monday, April 21
Under Pressure
Season 16 • Episode 18
Pressure in every aspect of life.
Monday, April 21
Dams
Season 13 • Episode 12
Hoover Dam; Utah State University Water Research Laboratory hydraulics lab in Logan, Utah.
Monday, April 21
Secrets of Oil
Season 14 • Episode 23
The secrets of oil and the many products it has spawned; oil refinery.
Monday, April 21
Fire & Ice: Heating and Air Conditioning
The world's architectural and engineering structures, scientific inventions and social wonders.
Monday, April 21
Mad Electricity
Season 14 • Episode 13
Nikola Tesla creates the AC (alternating current) system of electrical power.
Monday, April 21
Batteries
Season 13 • Episode 32
How batteries are made, what they power and what uses they may have in the future.
Monday, April 21
Renewable Energy
Season 12 • Episode 35
Renewable energy sources.
Tuesday, April 22
Super Steam
Season 15 • Episode 20
Steam power; Jay Leno fires up two steam cars and an 11-ton steam tractor; locomotive; steamboat.
Tuesday, April 22
Under Pressure
Season 16 • Episode 18
Pressure in every aspect of life.
Tuesday, April 22
Dams
Season 13 • Episode 12
Hoover Dam; Utah State University Water Research Laboratory hydraulics lab in Logan, Utah.
Tuesday, April 22
Secrets of Oil
Season 14 • Episode 23
The secrets of oil and the many products it has spawned; oil refinery.
Tuesday, April 22
Fire & Ice: Heating and Air Conditioning
The world's architectural and engineering structures, scientific inventions and social wonders.
Tuesday, April 22
Mad Electricity
Season 14 • Episode 13
Nikola Tesla creates the AC (alternating current) system of electrical power.
Tuesday, April 22
Batteries
Season 13 • Episode 32
How batteries are made, what they power and what uses they may have in the future.
Tuesday, April 22
Renewable Energy
Season 12 • Episode 35
Renewable energy sources.
Friday, April 25
Axes, Swords and Knives
Season 8 • Episode 20
The discovery of metallurgy allows people to forge stronger, more versatile blade implements.
Friday, April 25
Bullets
Season 9 • Episode 29
In 1841 a conical bullet changes ammunition forever.
Saturday, April 26
Bullets
Season 9 • Episode 29
In 1841 a conical bullet changes ammunition forever.
Saturday, April 26
Axes, Swords and Knives
Season 8 • Episode 20
The discovery of metallurgy allows people to forge stronger, more versatile blade implements.
Saturday, April 26
Axes, Swords and Knives
Season 8 • Episode 20
The discovery of metallurgy allows people to forge stronger, more versatile blade implements.
Saturday, April 26
Bullets
Season 9 • Episode 29
In 1841 a conical bullet changes ammunition forever.
Saturday, April 26
Axes, Swords and Knives
Season 8 • Episode 20
The discovery of metallurgy allows people to forge stronger, more versatile blade implements.
Saturday, April 26
Booby Traps
Season 9 • Episode 3
Booby traps continue to worry law enforcement.
Sunday, April 27
Booby Traps
Season 9 • Episode 3
Booby traps continue to worry law enforcement.
Sunday, April 27
Booby Traps
Season 9 • Episode 3
Booby traps continue to worry law enforcement.
Sunday, April 27
Booby Traps
Season 9 • Episode 3
Booby traps continue to worry law enforcement.
Monday, April 28
The Maginot Line
Season 6 • Episode 30
France builds a defensive string of forts between itself and Germany.
Tuesday, April 29
The Maginot Line
Season 6 • Episode 30
France builds a defensive string of forts between itself and Germany.
Tuesday, April 29
The Maginot Line
Season 6 • Episode 30
France builds a defensive string of forts between itself and Germany.
Friday, May 2
Household Wonders
Season 3 • Episode 4
Labor-saving inventions and the kitchen of tomorrow.
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