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Skyscraper (4 Parts) (1989 Video)

Producer

Karl Sabbagh

Subject

Architecture

Distribution

out of distribution, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 4 x 52 min., 1997 sale: £30.00 (inc. VAT +p&p) INCA (compilation video?)

A record of the building of a 47-storey, 7OO-foot tall skyscraper, Worldwide Plaza, in New York City, showing the evolution of the project from the initial design through all it construction stages to its...

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Chicago: The Building of an EntrepÙt City / Chicago: The Rise of the Skyscraper (1999 Video)

Producer

Charles Cooper

Subject

Architecture

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 59 min., 2000 sale: £85.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Between 1830 and 1930 Chicago was laid out and became the second largest city in the USA and a centre of world trade. The complexity of its infrastructure grew as the city was developed using innovative...

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21st Century Jet (1992 Video)

Director

Karl Sabbagh

Producer

Karl Sabbagh

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., 1993 price: £20.00

The programme is about the Boeing 777, the world’s newest jet airliner, designed entirely in the memory store of a network of computers. The programme is following the design, construction and testing of...

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Rebuilding Berlin (1992 Video)

Director

Cosima Dannoritzer; Karl Sabbagh

Producer

Cosima Dannoritzer; Karl Sabbagh

Subject

Technology

Distribution

out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., 1993 sale: £20.00

Many technical problems remain in Berlin after reunification. Looks at how engineers are overcoming difficulties in telephones, energy, public transport and other technical systems.

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Chrysler Building, The (2004)

Subject

Architecture; Civil Engineering & Building

Distribution

VHS (NTSC, 47 minutes), $119.00

The Chrysler Building, completed in 1930, stood proud at 1,046 feet as the world’s tallest building until it was eclipsed by the Empire State Building in 1931. This programme explores the story of the...

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Timewatch: The Empire State Story (2011)

Subject

Engineering

First transmitted in 2001, this programme chronicles the construction of the Empire State Building in New York, which was the world’s tallest skyscraper when opened in 1931. The iconic building’s history...

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Engineering the Impossible (2004)

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 107 minutes), £19.99

An exploration of the feasibility of several extraordinary engineering projects, such as a Europe to Africa bridge, a 170-storey skyscraper and floating ocean cities. The programme uses computer graphics to...

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Cleared for Take-Off (1994 Video)

Director

Karl Sabbagh

Producer

Karl Sabbagh

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., £20.00

The programme covers the year leading up to the first flight. The Boeing 777 is the company’s latest attempt to stay ahead in the civil aviation field, in the face of competition from McDonnell Douglas and...

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Limit, The (1995 Video)

Producer

Emma Swain

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 6 x 30 min., 1997 sale: £65.00 (+VAT +p&p) (each episode) 1997 sale: £180.00 (+VAT +p&p) (whole series)

Six programmes exploring the limits of human achievement in the field of engineering, focusing on international engineers working on the toughest assignments of their careers. Asks how can we extend physical...

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Do It Yourself Engineering (2017)

aka: Do-It-Yourself Engineering

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 744 minutes (24 lectures)), £54.99

Professor Stephen Ressler, self confessed DIY addict, takes the viewer through 17 DIY projects, including how to build a suspension bridge, a skyscraper and an airplane. There is a step-by-step guide...

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