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Impossible Engineering

Giants of Asia (Season 3, Episode 14)
TV Episode | Documentary, History

Two giant construction projects in Asia are featured. The first half covers the construction of the world's largest and most powerful single-dish radio telescope, in Guizhou Province, southwest China. The second half features the ...See moreTwo giant construction projects in Asia are featured. The first half covers the construction of the world's largest and most powerful single-dish radio telescope, in Guizhou Province, southwest China. The second half features the construction of the Shanghai Tower, the second-tallest building in the world and the tallest building in China. The program was re-edited from two previous episodes of the series, with some new narration added. Written by David Glagovsky See less
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Producers
Lindsey Foster (producer) (as Lindsey Foster Blumberg) | Matt Grosch (producer) (as Matthew Grosch) | Matthew Litchfield (producer) (as Matt Litchfield) | Jonathan Profaska (producer) & 3 more
Status
Edit Released
Updated Jun 15, 2017

Release date
Jun 15, 2017 (United Kingdom)

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17 cast members
Name Known for
Mike Bratton
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Dankmar Adler
Self - Engineer (archive footage) Self - Engineer (archive footage)   See fewer
Klaus Cappel
Self - Engineer (archive footage) Self - Engineer (archive footage)   See fewer
Karl Jansky
Self - Engineer, Bell Labs (archive footage) Self - Engineer, Bell Labs (archive footage)   See fewer
William LeMessurier
Self - Architect Self - Architect   See fewer
Ryan S. Lynch
Self - Astronomer, Green Bank Observatory Self - Astronomer, Green Bank Observatory   See fewer
Jen Masengarb
Self - Chicago Architecture Foundation Self - Chicago Architecture Foundation   See fewer
Rhys Morgan
Self - Director of Education - Royal Academy of Engineering Self - Director of Education - Royal Academy of Engineering   See fewer
Kate Mulcahy
Self - Science Communicator Self - Science Communicator   See fewer
Elisha Otis
Self - Inventor (archive footage) Self - Inventor (archive footage)   See fewer
Bo Peng
Self - Professor, Deputy Manager - FAST Project Self - Professor, Deputy Manager - FAST Project   See fewer
Dennis Poon
Self - Lead Structural Engineer & Vice Chairman of Thornton Tomasetti Self - Lead Structural Engineer & Vice Chairman of Thornton Tomasetti   See fewer
Suzie Sheehy
Self - Phd., Accelerator Physicist - University of Oxford (as Suzie Sherry) Self - Phd., Accelerator Physicist - University of Oxford (as Suzie Sherry)   See fewer
Andrew Steele
Self - Phd., Physicist Self - Phd., Physicist   See fewer
William Sansome Tucker
Self - Acoustic Physicist (archive footage) Self - Acoustic Physicist (archive footage)   See fewer
Jun Xia
Self - Lead Designer Self - Lead Designer   See fewer
Ming Zhu
Self - Head of FAST science group Self - Head of FAST science group   See fewer
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