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Origins

Season 1 · Episode 11

The Control of Nature: Dams, Highways, & Canals

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Three ways mankind has reshaped earth to overcome boundaries to commerce, travel, and development.

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Episode 1The Helicopter, Scuba, & Space Travel
Episode 2The Bow and Arrow, Gun, & Atomic Bomb
Episode 3Anesthesia, Antibiotics, & Organ Transplants
Episode 4The Telescope, X-Ray, & Electron Microscope
Episode 5Trains, Cars, & Airplanes
Episode 6The Seismograph, Radar, & Satellite
Episode 7Skydiving, Mountaineering, & Running
Episode 8Fire, Matches, & Dynamite
Episode 9Three Manmade Marvels: The Great Pyramid, the Moai, & the Burj Khaifa
Episode 10City Makers: Skyscrapers, Subways, & City Parks
Episode 11The Control of Nature: Dams, Highways, & Canals
Episode 12The Horse, Bicycle, & Motorcycle
Episode 13Samurai, Knights, & Special Forces
Episode 14Tank, Combat Aircraft, & Military Drone
Episode 15Writing, Libraries, & Internet
Episode 16Monarchy, Democracy, & Communism
Episode 17Submarines, Battleships, & Armadas
Episode 18Painting, Photography, & Motion Pictures
Episode 19Dentists, Eye Doctors, & Psychology and Psychiatry
Episode 20Gods, Ghosts, & UFO's
Episode 21Plagues, Economic Collapse, & Nuclear War
Episode 22Fishing, Farming, & Animal Farms
Episode 25Exploration, Mapping, & Exploring Space
Episode 26Mining, Steel, & Oil