Stream ItThe Tool Bench: Power Tools
The history of civilization could easily be measured in terms of our ability to make, use, and improve tools–an activity that is at least 4 million years old! At the tip of our toolmaking timeline are power tools. We’ll examine today’s power tool industry, which is booming thanks to more powerful, lighter, and quieter cordless tools.
Aired: Oct 12, 1999 Genre: DocumentaryCreated By: Bruce NashDuration: 44m Rating: 0 Country: United States of America Production: Jupiter Entertainment, Six West Media
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Episodes
01: Demolition02: The Atlantic Wall03: History of Tall Buildings04: Aquariums05: Las Vegas Hotels.06: The Oakland Bay Bridge.07: Monumental Statues08: Antibiotics: The Wonder Drugs09: The Police Car10: Plastics11: Medical Imaging12: Extreme Sports Gadgets13: Bombs14: Prosthetics15: Weather Prediction16: Stereos17: Mail Delivery18: Clocks19: Airships.20: Physical Fitness21: Engineering Disasters22: City Parks23: Spy Technology24: Battlefield Medicine25: U.S. Mints: Money Machines26: Rescue Equipment27: Scuba And Deep Sea Diving28: Offshore Oil Drilling29: Dynamite.30: Hoover Dam.31: Baseball Parks32: New York Bridges33: Crash Testing34: Parachutes35: Newspapers36: Fireworks37: Simulators38: The Tool Bench: Power Tools39: The Tool Bench: Hand Tools40: More Earthmovers.41: Forts42: Emergency Room43: Motorcycles44: Security Systems45: More Engineering Disasters.46: Niagara Power47: Casino Technology48: Lost Marvels
