How We Invented the World Skyscrapers (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | 43 min | Documentary

How We Invented the World

Skyscrapers (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV Episode | 43 min | Documentary

The skyscraper - the ultimate symbol of power and wealth. But, incredibly, to invent the skyscraper it took a bird in a cage, a city in flames, a chance question from a college student and the humble horse and wagon.

Directors

Jonathan Rudd | Stephen Warburton

Producer

Rob Holloway

Composer

Rob Manning

Editors

Steve Clark | Philip Taylor

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Release date

Jan 1, 2012 (United States)

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5 cast members

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