Modern Marvels Season 5 Episode 16
The Alaskan Oil Pipeline
In 1973, a desperate America, starved by an OPEC embargo, began construction on an 800-mile lifeline for its insatiable oil hunger. We’ll examine this technological triumph, built over impenetrable mountains and tundra, where temperatures drop to 75 below zero. We also study its impact on a fragile ecological system.
5 - 20The Atlantic WallSep. 13, 1999- 5 - 19Statue of Liberty.Feb. 15, 1998
- 5 - 18Battlefield Engineering.Feb. 08, 1998
- 5 - 17American Steel: Built to Last.Jan. 18, 1998
- 5 - 16The Alaskan Oil PipelineJan. 01, 1998
- 5 - 15Deep Sea Exploration: Challenging The AbyssNov. 04, 1997
- 5 - 14International AirportsNov. 03, 1997
- 5 - 13Earthmovers: The Power to Move MountainsOct. 28, 1997
- 5 - 12NORAD: The War Game FortressOct. 27, 1997
- 5 - 11The Stock ExchangeOct. 26, 1997
- 5 - 10Forensic Science: The Crime Fighter's Weapon.Oct. 19, 1997
- 5 - 9RadarOct. 12, 1997
- 5 - 8Household Wonders.Oct. 05, 1997
- 5 - 7Great Towers in the SkySep. 28, 1997
- 5 - 6The PhonographSep. 22, 1997
- 5 - 5The Electric LightSep. 21, 1997
- 5 - 4Radio: Out Of Thin AirSep. 07, 1997
- 5 - 3Satellites.Sep. 01, 1997
- 5 - 2The Motion PictureAug. 24, 1997
- 5 - 1Polio VaccineAug. 17, 1997
