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Ancient Engineering

Their designs too mathematically complex to draw on paper, created instead with cutting...

Their designs too mathematically complex to draw on paper, created instead with cutting edge 3D technology

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Their designs too mathematically complex
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to draw on paper,
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created instead with cutting edge 3D technology.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:05
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary
Production
AM Trading,Avatar Productions,Sutjeska Film

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Movie Summary

A fascinating look at how modern day structures and engineering technologies have been inspired by ancient discoveries.
S01 • E04 William's white tower in London was completely different - Ancient Engineering 00:16
William's white tower in London was completely...
S01 • E03 A pyramid is very stable because of having a large base - Ancient Engineering 00:06
A pyramid is very stable because of having a large base
S01 • E05 Constructing it on giant flexible pads - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Constructing it on giant flexible pads
S01 • E01 This simplest of all inventions - Ancient Engineering 00:06
This simplest of all inventions
S01 • E02 What the computer enables you to do - Ancient Engineering 00:10
What the computer enables you to do
S01 • E05 When a quake strikes, the isolators vibrate - Ancient Engineering 00:07
When a quake strikes, the isolators vibrate
S01 • E03 It's a structure that as long as you expand the base - Ancient Engineering 00:11
It's a structure that as long as you expand the base
S01 • E01 Today, road transport operates on a gigantic scale. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Today, road transport operates on a gigantic scale.
S01 • E04 If you're sailing up the Thames, - Ancient Engineering 00:11
If you're sailing up the Thames,
S01 • E01 Around 335 million commercial vehicles, - Ancient Engineering 00:15
Around 335 million commercial vehicles,
S01 • E02 Working at the limits of the possible, - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Working at the limits of the possible,
S01 • E05 Incredibly, a similar solution was developed - Ancient Engineering 00:08
Incredibly, a similar solution was developed
S01 • E03 Their stable form explains - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Their stable form explains
S01 • E02 If you get it wrong, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
If you get it wrong,
S01 • E05 They designed a bracket system called dougong - Ancient Engineering 00:07
They designed a bracket system called dougong
S01 • E04 The tower was a high security base - Ancient Engineering 00:07
The tower was a high security base
S01 • E02 These mind-bending modern structures - Ancient Engineering 00:06
These mind-bending modern structures
S01 • E03 Djoser's step pyramid launched an engineering arms race - Ancient Engineering 00:07
Djoser's step pyramid launched an engineering arms race
S01 • E01 And possibly the longest delivery route in the world - Ancient Engineering 00:06
And possibly the longest delivery route in the world
S01 • E05 The dougong is a masterpiece of joinery, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
The dougong is a masterpiece of joinery,