Great projects : the building of America / Great Projects Film Company, Inc. in association with South Carolina ETV and the National Academy of Engineering.

This series highlights major achievement of engineers in America. From the dazzling stature of New York's George Washington Bridge to the immense, awe-inspiring expanse of Nevada's Hoover Dam, viewers will be inspired by the triumph of technology over landscape and its impact on our daily lives. A t...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Great Projects Film Company
South Carolina Educational Television Network
National Academy of Engineering
PBS Home Video
Other Authors: Keach, Stacy
Sterrett, T. O.
Kramer, Seth (Director)
Polin, Daniel B.
Miller, Daniel A.
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Close captioned for the hearing impaired.
Published: [United States] : PBS Home Video, [2006], ©2006.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Civil engineering > United States > History.
Electrical engineering > United States > History.
Hydraulic engineering > United States > History.
River engineering > United States > History.
Engineering > United States > History.
Flood dams and reservoirs > Mississippi River.
Rivers > Mississippi.
Electrification > United States > History.
Bridges > New York Metropolitan Area > Design and construction.
Rivers > New York Metropolitan Area.
City planning > New York Metropolitan Area.
Tunnels > Massachusetts > Boston > Design and construction.
Engineering.
Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) > Design and construction.
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
United States.
Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel Project (Mass.)
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary > Television.
Genre:
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary
Television.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (approximately 4 hr.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Building of America.
Format: Video DVD

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