Smoke & Steel - Secrets of the Modern World

Name: Smoke & Steel - Secrets of the Modern World
Released: 2022-02-14
Rating: 7

2022 · Documentary · 1 Season · 6 Episodes · 7.0

Documentary series examining the Industrial revolution, the age of smoke and steel, a time when history's great engineers pioneered solutions that would forever change the way people live, think, and build.

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Season 1

E11. A Leisure Time Game Changer48m · 2022-02-14Examining a cliff in North Yorkshire that offered the public a new ride experience. Plus, the world's oldest operating roller-coaster, an astronomical observatory in California and a mining hoist in Germany.E22. War on the Waves2022-02-21Examining 'The Warrior', an ironclad warship on the south coast of England. Plus, a grand public works facility in Prague and the mint building in San Francisco.E33. A Subterranean Revolution56m · 2022-02-28The industrial legacy of a tunnel under the Thames, how steam engines reshaped the Netherlands, and a surprising link to our digital world.E44. The Birth of the Factory2022-03-07A mill on the outskirts of Manchester was part of a dawning revolution in the way we work - the factory. A bridge in St. Louis, USA pioneered the use of steel - a construction material that would reshape our world. And a vast hangar in Brazil built to house the airships transformed passenger travel in the 20th century, but those giants of the sky owed a debt to an earlier age.E55. Global Communications Breakthrough2022-03-14Examining the legacy of a cable hut in Cornwall, how a mountain railway in New Hampshire inspired its passengers and a lighthouse in France.E66. Scaling New Heights2022-03-21Examining the legacy of the first iron framed building (a mill in Shrewsbury), how paper production changed the world, and the impact of the Trans-Siberian Railway.

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Shini Somara

Self - Presenter

Smoke & Steel - Secrets of the Modern World

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