EPISODETPThe Panama Canal1994
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The Panama Canal
From Modern Marvels
A 60-minute entertainment episode from Modern Marvels, Season 2, Episode 12.
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Series Progress: Episode 68 of 7887% Completed
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This documentary tells the story behind the construction of the Panama Canal. Truly a project of Yankee ingenuity and enterprise, the Panama Canal took many years and many minds to complete. Connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans by means of a canal was not a twentieth century idea. That came in 1534. The French took a decade in the 1880's to try their hands at it, but disease that killed 20,000 construction workers caused them to abandon the project. It was the Americans, under the helm of President Theodore Roosevelt, who made the dream a reality, and catapulted the United States into the role of global leader. Through advances in medicine, they were able to control the dreaded disease of malaria, which had claimed so many lives. An innovative design for a series of locks solved the problem of how to get ships through the canal.
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How long is The Panama Canal?
The Panama Canal runs for 1h for this episode.
What language is it available in?
The primary language listed for this title is English.
What kind of episode is this?
It is tagged under entertainment, engineering, documentary, technology.
How big is the series commitment?
This series currently shows 78 episodes across 11 seasons.
Series Binge Profile
Total Content Density: 78 hours 0 minutes (78 episodes)
Intensity Rating: Epic Binge A massive saga. Set aside dedicated weekends for this run.
Binge Milestones
1 episode/day: 78 days
3 episodes/day: 26 days
5 episodes/day: 16 days
Episodes (78)
- S10E26 - Apollo 11
- S10E31 - Athens Subway
- S13E02 - Environmental Tech
- S13E39 - Corn
- S13E40 - The Pig
- S13E41 - Rocks
- S13E42 - Most Shocking
- S14E01 - Milk
- S14E10 - Gadgets 3
- S14E11 - Locomotives
- S14E02 - Carbon
- S14E04 - Superhighways
- S14E05 - World's Strongest III
- S14E06 - Strange Weapons
- S14E09 - Bread
- S15E10 - Hot and Spicy
- S15E11 - Mega Meals
- S15E12 - Fry It
- S15E15 - Helicopters
- S15E16 - Super Ships
- S15E17 - Big and Small
- S15E18 - Breaking Point
- S15E19 - Keep Out
- S15E02 - Dirt
- S15E20 - Super Steam
- S15E21 - Doors
- S15E23 - Top Ten
- S15E24 - Mega Stores
- S15E27 - Engineering Disasters 22
- S15E28 - Dogs
- S15E29 - Built to Last
- S15E03 - Eggs
- S15E32 - Driver's Seat
- S15E04 - The Potato
- S15E05 - Tuna
- S15E09 - Beans
- S16E01 - Packaging
- S16E10 - Weird Machines
- S16E11 - More Candy
- S16E12 - Battle Ready
- S16E13 - Stink
- S16E14 - Waterproof
- S16E16 - Convenience Stores
- S16E17 - Tiny Weapons
- S16E18 - Under Pressure
- S16E19 - Shoes
- S16E02 - Grease
- S16E20 - Alaska
- S16E22 - Panama Canal Supersized
- S16E03 - Ropes and Chains
- S16E04 - American Trucking
- S16E05 - Inside Your Walls
- S16E06 - Built by Hand
- S16E07 - Swamp Tech
- S16E08 - Pocket Tools
- S16E09 - Food Trucks
- S17E01 - Mega Speed Countdown
- S17E10 - Hottest Rides Countdown
- S17E02 - Mega Machine Countdown
- S17E03 - Mega Weapon Countdown
- S17E04 - Mega Food Countdown
- S17E05 - Mega Snack Countdown
- S17E06 - Super Strong Countdown
- S17E07 - Amazing Job Countdown
- S17E08 - Strangest Countdown
- S02E10 - Mount Rushmore
- S02E11 - Ocean Liners
- S02E12 - The Panama Canal Viewing
- S02E16 - The Empire State Building
- S02E17 - Domed Stadiums
- S02E02 - Las Vegas
- S02E20 - The Brooklyn Bridge
- S02E31 - The Great Wall of China
- S02E06 - Golden Gate Bridge
- S03E17 - The Statue of Liberty
- S06E29 - China's Great Dam
- S07E17 - The Pentagon
- S09E57 - Egyptian Pyramids
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