Any good engineering documentaries out there?

Hibbeler · 29-03-2015 01:29PM #1

Just wondering if anyone could recommend any interesting engineering related documentaries I could watch?

My interests would be fairly broad and I'd be open to pretty much anything suggested.

I'm a mechanical engineer myself but I work in the construction industry (building services) so anything with a building or energy/sustainability slant would be right up my street.

I also like history so I'm not necessarily restricting it to modern day engineering projects.

phelixoflaherty · 29-03-2015 01:40PM

A great story.

http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/structural-integrity/

Hibbeler · 29-03-2015 02:21PM

phelixoflaherty wrote: »

A great story.

http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/structural-integrity/

Thanks that was very interesting. Can't believe they got away with welding the building back together in secret!

Shy Ted · 29-03-2015 02:58PM

There's a good documentary on Peter Rice on YouTube. He was the Irish structural engineer responsible for the Sydney opera house.

There's also good documentaries/videos on YouTube of Elon Musk, tesla's megafactory, & space-x's factory.

AndyBoBandy · 29-03-2015 03:02PM

Anything on Isambard Kingdom Brunel is always worth a watch, the man achieved more before his 20th birthday than most engineers would achieve in 5 lifetimes

http://youtu.be/_K00xt_cxbI

CatFromHue · 29-03-2015 03:54PM

Anyone remember the Discovery Channels show Planes that Never Flew?

Planes That Never Flew is a Discovery Channel documentary series about experimental aircraft projects that never flew. Over four one-hour episodes, the series examined the history behind aborted projects to build two jet fighters, a supersonic transport (SST), and a nuclear-powered long range bomber.

Planes That Never Flew : The American Supersonic Transport - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6fnd5pM5gg
Planes That Never Flew : The Atomic Bomber - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KChXO-MiWMk
Planes That Never Flew : The Last Rocket Fighter - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MiEke2YCl0
Planes That Never Flew : America's First Jet Fighter - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3viiJ4g5G8

They're great documentary's, really interesting.

PhoenixParker · 29-03-2015 03:56PM

I've enjoyed a few episodes of Mega Structures

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MegaStructures

muddle84 · 29-03-2015 04:01PM

If you like history and buildings and all other things engineering related look up Fred Dibnah.

Oh and industrial revelations with mark williams.

phelixoflaherty · 29-03-2015 09:52PM

Fred is on BBC 2 on Saturday mornings , about 10

Hibbeler · 31-03-2015 12:54PM

Cheers for them chaps plenty of material here to keep me going for a while

lg123 · 09-04-2015 10:03AM

this clip is more marketing than engineering but i have to admit, i did feel a little movement while watching it

Any good engineering documentaries out there?

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