The Engineering That Built the World — Season 1, Episode 8: The Hoover Dam
Documentary • 62 min • 1 season, 8 episodes • ★ 6.4/10
Episode synopsis
A hard-driving engineer with a reputation for excellence is on a quest to tame one of the wildest rivers in the United States, bringing much needed water to the arid American West. He'll struggle with a disgruntled workforce, hellish conditions, and nearly insurmountable engineering challenges, but when it's done, the Hoover Dam will be as tall as a 60-story building, requiring more material than the Great Pyramid, and with enough concrete to circle the equator.
About The Engineering That Built the World
The stories behind the iconic structures and engineering feats that have shaped and defined our nation and our world.