About this season
An insider's look at the engineering and scientific miracles behind the things that form the modern world.
Episodes (6)
1. Forest Fires, Car Exhaust, Space Station
Aired 11 April 2007 • 22 min
Go beneath the surface to understand forest fires, car exhaust and the space station.
2. Family Car, Titanium, Letter
Aired 11 April 2007 • 22 min
How a spacesuit keeps an astronaut alive, the diesel engines that power the world's biggest ships, and the manufacturing processes behind the famous neon signs which cover Las Vegas
3. Nuclear Sub, Crash Test Dummies, Fruit and Vegetables
Aired 18 April 2007 • 22 min
Secrets behind nuclear submarines; crash-test dummies; growing fruits and vegetables.
4. Land Mines, Air Boats, Warehouses
Aired 18 April 2007 • 22 min
The world's largest land-mining machine; how airboats are built; warehouse for car parts.
5. Black Boxes, Steam Turbine, Racing Car
Aired 25 April 2007 • 22 min
How black boxes survive an airplane crash; transporting giant steam turbines; making fireproof suits for race-car drivers.
6. Jet Engine, Weapons, Telescope
Aired 25 April 2007 • 22 min
The design and manufacturing of large jet engines; non-lethal weapons that stun without killing; the world's largest telescope.