Engineering Movies

Explore the 1928 collapse of the St. Francis Dam, the second deadliest disaster in California history. A colossal engineering and human failure, the...

Treats drafting as a means of visual communication and a key to organized training and planning. Discusses the importance of drafting in various...

The construction of the Aswan dam as seen by those who took part in it: engineers, workers, Egyptians, and Soviets.

Nearly 200 years ago, the train revolutionized our lives. It redrew the maps of states and nations, and changed concepts of distance and time like no...

Shortly after WWII, students at Valparaiso University in Indiana come together to raise funds and construct a new building on campus, so the school...

Documentary presented by Professor Simon Schaffer which charts the amazing and untold story of automata - extraordinary clockwork machines designed...

Just how far can engineering go? This program explores the feasibility of constructing several extraordinary projects such as a Europe to Africa...

In Britain's darkest hour Winston Churchill assembles a team of eccentric geniuses to fight the Nazi menace by building bizarre brilliant weapons.

Nabil's life changes as an engineering company invades his house, claiming to build the house of the future as a solution to the pollution/trash...

Bridge to the Future was a 20 minute promotional film released in the early 1950's by Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

David Jones investigates how 1960s council housing came to be built so poorly that thousands later needed to be demolished.

Looks at the engineering of the Knights Templar, the religious order that marked the rise of the Middle Ages, and their amazing buildings in the west...

The Sealab project, launched in 1969 off the shore of northern California, was the brainchild of a country doctor turned naval pioneer who dreamed of...

"Give me ten million dollars and trust me, we'll deliver a low-cost microprocessor compatible with Intel". This was former IBM Fellow and Dell Senior...

This film provides a lively introduction to the professional and personal lives of three female engineers-just a few of the growing number of women...

Heralded as a palace among minor and major league baseball stadiums, Silver Stadium set a standard of excellence from opening day. From May 1929...

Documentary where rich social history frames a spirited debate on the development of water infrastructure throughout the USA.