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  • The UnXplained Extraordinary Engineering (Season 2, Episode 11)
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    TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary

The UnXplained

Extraordinary Engineering (Season 2, Episode 11)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary

For centuries, humanity has been compelled to build remarkable structures that are much more than simple places of shelter or work. What makes us want to create magnificent buildings that are bigger and grander than ourselves--and last for...See moreFor centuries, humanity has been compelled to build remarkable structures that are much more than simple places of shelter or work. What makes us want to create magnificent buildings that are bigger and grander than ourselves--and last for centuries? Whether it's Stonehenge, the Notre Dame Cathedral, or the world's tallest skyscrapers--extraordinary works of engineering are evidence of a strong instinct within us that we don't fully understand. Are we trying to prove something? Or perhaps show our power over nature? Or could there be another reason that is, for now...UnXplained? See less
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22 cast members
Name Known for
William Shatner
Self - Host Self - Host   See fewer
Andrew Collins
Self - Author, The New Circlemakers Self - Author, The New Circlemakers   See fewer
Hugh Newman
Self - Author, Stone Circles Self - Author, Stone Circles   See fewer
Lynn Picknett
Self - Co-Author, The Forbidden Universe Self - Co-Author, The Forbidden Universe   See fewer
Steve Burrows
Self - Structural Engineer Self - Structural Engineer   See fewer
Graham Phillips
Self - Author, Wisdomkeepers of Stonehenge Self - Author, Wisdomkeepers of Stonehenge   See fewer
Jonathan Young
Self - Founding Curator, Joseph Campbell Archives (as Jonathan Young Ph.D.) Self - Founding Curator, Joseph Campbell Archives (as Jonathan Young Ph.D.)   See fewer
Timothy Doran
Self - Assoc. Prof. of History, CSLA (as Timothy Doran Ph.D.) Self - Assoc. Prof. of History, CSLA (as Timothy Doran Ph.D.)   See fewer
Michio Kaku
Self - Physicist, CUNY (as Michio Kaku Ph.D.) Self - Physicist, CUNY (as Michio Kaku Ph.D.)   See fewer
Dell Upton
Self - Architectural Historian (as Dell Upton Ph.D.) Self - Architectural Historian (as Dell Upton Ph.D.)   See fewer
Amir Hussain
Self - Professor of Theological Studies, LMU (as Amir Hussain Ph.D) Self - Professor of Theological Studies, LMU (as Amir Hussain Ph.D)   See fewer
Dennis McBride
Self - Author, Building Hoover Dam Self - Author, Building Hoover Dam   See fewer
Michael Dennin
Self - Physicist, UC Irvine (as Michael Dennin Ph.D.) Self - Physicist, UC Irvine (as Michael Dennin Ph.D.)   See fewer
Lynne S. McNeill
Self - Folklorist, Utah State University (as Lynne McNeill Ph.D.) Self - Folklorist, Utah State University (as Lynne McNeill Ph.D.)   See fewer
Mike Bara
Self - Author, The Choice Self - Author, The Choice   See fewer
Scott Johnson
Self - Architect, Johnson FAIA (as Scott Johnson FAIA) Self - Architect, Johnson FAIA (as Scott Johnson FAIA)   See fewer
Amy Shira Teitel
Self - Author, Breaking the Chains of Gravity Self - Author, Breaking the Chains of Gravity   See fewer
Tom Spilker
Self - Engineer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (as Tom Spilker Ph.D.) Self - Engineer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (as Tom Spilker Ph.D.)   See fewer
Herbert Hoover
Self - 31st President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 31st President of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self - 32nd President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 32nd President of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
Wernher von Braun
Self - Aerospace Engineer (archive footage) Self - Aerospace Engineer (archive footage)   See fewer
Walker Young
Self - Construction Engineer (archive footage) Self - Construction Engineer (archive footage)   See fewer
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