TEchnology3 - Energy -- Heat, Combustion, Fire, Fossil Fuels, Hydrogen
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- StarsHelen CzerskiPhysicist Dr Helen Czerski journeys to the extremes of the temperature scale, where the everyday laws of physics break down and a new world of scientific possibilities begins.
- 201859m7.1 (11)TV EpisodeDirectorAlex HemingwayStarsHelen CzerskiHelen reveals how cold has shaped the world around us and why frozen doesn't mean what you think it does. She meets scientists pushing temperature to the limits of cold, driving technologies such as superconductors.
- StarsSteven JohnsonIce delivery becomes big business, the father of frozen foods, Clarence Birdseye, and his vision for the future, and penguins who live in the desert.
- DirectorDavid DuganStarsIain AgnewEric CornellKostas GavrogluNova examines scientific efforts to produce colder and colder temperatures.
- DirectorDavid DuganStarsMarsha AckermanIain AgnewRaymond ArsenaultOur mastery of cold is something we take for granted, whether it s air conditioning and frozen food or the liquefied gases and superconductivity at the heart of cutting-edge technology. But what is cold? How do you achieve it, and how cold can it get?
- DirectorDoug HamiltonStarsRichard BransonSteven ChuAl Gore
- StarsIain StewartAn excellent narration of oil industry since early days to 20th century and up to today. How oil changed the world and shaped our modern world today.
- DirectorPhelim McAleerAnn McElhinneyMagdalena SegiedaStarsBruce AmesKarl CanfieldTerry EngelderJournalist Phelim McAleer faces bogus lawsuits, gun threats and intimidation questioning environmentalists and anti-fracking activists in his search for the truth.
- DirectorJosh FoxStarsJosh FoxDick CheneyPete SeegerAn exploration of the fracking petroleum extraction industry and the serious environmental consequences involved.
- DirectorDavid NovackStarsMaria GunnoeBill RaneyRocky HackworthBurning the Future: Coal in America examines the explosive forces that have set in motion a groundswell of conflict between the Coal Industry and residents of West Virginia. Confronted by an emerging coal-based US energy policy, local activists watch the nation praise coal without regard to the devastation caused by its extraction. Faced with toxic ground water, the obliteration of 1.4 million acres of mountains, and a government that appeases industry, our heroes demonstrate a strength of purpose and character in their improbable fight to arouse the nation's help in protecting their mountains, saving their families, and preserving their way of life.
- DirectorJoshua TickellStarsLaurie LennardJoshua TickellLarry DavidAmerica is addicted to oil and it is time for an intervention. Enter Josh Tickell, a man with a plan and a Veggie Van, who is taking on big oil, big government, and big soy to find solutions in places few people have looked.
- DirectorChristophe FauchereStarsSteve AndrewsJames HansenDavid StuartMost experts agree that global peak oil production, when demand exceeds supply, will occur within the next 15 years and will drastically change the very fabric of our industrialized world. As fossil fuels power every facet of the American economy, how can we avoid an energy crisis and a possible collapse of our economy? Today, China and India have aspirations to attain our western quality of life; but at the rate and the way we use the world's energy resources, their ambition will be physically impossible. In addition to increasing geopolitical conflicts, the process of extracting and using these crucial resources is endangering the very own habitat that we depend on to prosper as a species - pushing the earth's climate and ecosystem to a point of no-return. It is clear that in order for us to survive our modern self-destructive societies, we will have to change course drastically and as fast as possible. Scientists and experts agree that the use of renewable energy such as solar and wind power, coupled with higher efficiency and conservation, will be key factors in preserving our quality of life and paving the way to a sustainable world for our children. Will America be up to the task as it consumes 25% of the world's energy, 85% of which comes from non-renewable fossil fuels?
- DirectorMark DavisStarsJoe Morton
- StarsJay O. Sanders
- StarsLauren SteynMan's ways of harnessing one of Mother Nature's most crucial elements.
- StarsBraden LuskGarrett FisherPaul WorseyA four-volume documentary set following the work of demolition engineers around the globe as they try to bring down some of the world's biggest structures.
- DirectorStephen CarrollStarsJerry LittleEric MeyersJohn Rhoades
- DirectorPaul QuellinMark RibbandsStarsMark RibbandsPaul QuellinJohn OxladeMany people are fascinated by explosives, but most have no idea what real explosives look like, or what they do. In this short DVD, professional explosives experts Mark Ribbands and Paul Quellin show you the real thing.
- DirectorAlan MendelsohnStarsMark StarowiczKate TrotterOn the morning of December 6th 1917, the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia was a bustling, lively place. But in less than a second, Halifax became the center of a tragedy like no other in the history of this country.
- DirectorKurt SayengaStarsLance HenriksenThe science involved in explosives is studied, with emphasis on nuclear testing and motion picture special effects.
- DirectorBrad LachmanStarsLawrence J. MartinesBob ButorovichRob StadlerA presentation of clips of some big explosions, and interviews with various explosives experts and witnesses.
- StarsPete StackerRoland CastanieJoyce CouchTwo ships loaded with ammonium nitrate cargo caught fire and exploded at the port of Texas City, Texas on April 16 and 17, 1947. It remains the deadliest industrial accident in United States history with over 500 lives lost, including many onlookers and almost all of the town's volunteer fire department.
- StarsStacy KeachThis program traces the history of the development of explosives focusing on gunpowder, nitroglycerin and efforts, particularly by Alfred Nobel, to make them safe to handle. Commentary examines the fascination with explosives, the guilt of explosives developers and the fallacy of the doomsday weapon that would put an end to wars.
- StarsTom AustinEd Begley Jr.Steven ChuNova investigates California's aggressive pro-environment energy policies and examines whether such policies will be good or bad for business.
- DirectorSteve O'HaganStarsMark EvansPaul EvansLeo HubbardThe story behind the invention of the diesel engine in the 19th century that later became the workhorse of the 20th and 21st century.
- StarsFred DibnahJohn MilneFred Dibnah, a long time steam enthusiast, presents the history of steam power in Britain from the early beam engines up to modern steam turbines used in electrical power generation.
- As the 2016 fire season rages in California, The brave backcountry firefighters race to put out the flames, save lives and protect homes in this docuseries.
- StarsDon GiletObservational documentary series following the work of the West Midlands fire service. Responding to house fires, car accidents and other major incidents.
- DirectorReed HarknessStarsShelby AdamsJessica BennettTerrie BrighamWhen a fire began at Oregon's Eagle Creek last fall, more than 150 hikers found themselves trapped by fast-moving flames that would eventually burn more than 40,000 acres of the historic Columbia River Gorge. It was a traumatic fire, both for those who evacuated and those who stayed-and it was all started by a lit firework, thrown by a careless teenager.
- DirectorMick RhodesStarsRandall Lee Rose
- DirectorNick Shoolingin-JordanStarsIain StewartChris AustinJill PruetzThe meteor which wiped out the dinosaurs also made room for small plants, especially the grasses, which are better at harvesting CO2. There, nutritious, easily grazed seed and regenerating stems become favorite food of many animals, transforming large tracts of former forest, part of an intricate global food cycle. They also have armies of pollinators and a remarkable relationship with fires, required for prairie rejuvenation. A fluke of nature, easily harvested grains, made cereals ideal for human cultivation, the start of sedentary civilization, which again transformed the globe.
- DirectorChristopher Allan SmithStarsShelby BostonCindi DunsmoorDavid HawksThese are the lessons hard won by the people who fought and survived the Camp Fire.
- DirectorDavid HuttStarsRandall Lee RoseThis program explores lightning in all its manifestations including upward lighting, stepped leaders and sprites with dozens of exemplary videos. It also examines how planes and cars are unaffected by lightning strikes while people suffer severely but somehow often survive the experience.