Big, Bigger, Biggest

3 Seasons2008 - 2011NR7.9

Each episode explores the engineering breakthroughs that have enabled us to develop the largest structures currently in existence. This is done by presenting multiple landmark inventions.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Skyscraper

Aired: Apr 1, 2008

Sky scrapper in Dubai made of steel mesh skeleton, double pane glass panels, ...

Episode 2 Aircraft Carrier

2. Aircraft Carrier

Aired: Apr 15, 2008

The Nimitz-class super-carriers are a class of ten nuclear-powered aircraft c...

Episode 3 Bridge

Aired: Oct 4, 2008

Several suspension bridge breakthroughs made it possible to construct the 2-m...

Episode 4 Airport

Aired: Oct 28, 2008

6 leaps in technology used to design future airports.

Main Cast

Rick D. WassermanNarrator

Appearances

Leroy Chiao

Info about Big, Bigger, Biggest

Current Status: Ended

Network: National Geographic

Genres:Documentary