Earthquakes
Explains technologies that help predict seismic events and limit the damage they cause. With the help of high-end modeling programs and increasingly sophisticated sensors and detection devices like interferometric radar, scientists are gaining a better understanding of earthquake triggers and conseq...
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| Format: | Videos DVD |
| Language: | English |
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[New York] :
A & E Television Networks: Distributed in the U.S. by New Video,
c2007.
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| Series: | Nature tech (Television program) |
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| Summary: | Explains technologies that help predict seismic events and limit the damage they cause. With the help of high-end modeling programs and increasingly sophisticated sensors and detection devices like interferometric radar, scientists are gaining a better understanding of earthquake triggers and consequences, while engineers have been able to vastly improve the ability of structures to withstand the stresses they endure. Also explores the history of seismic technologies and analyzes historical disasters. |
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| Item Description: | Originally broadcast as a segment of the television series Nature Tech on the History Channel. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (50 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD. |
| Production Credits: | Editor, Katie Smith. |
| ISBN: | 0767096509 9780767096508 |
