This series explores the history and the future of the key feats of technology and engineering that have shaped today’s large cities—skyscrapers, underground trains, sewer systems, traffic control, lighting, and surveillance. The programs reveal how the ever-expanding city has pushed back its boundaries, becoming more and more dependent on machines as it thrusts itself into uncharted realms—moving higher into the sky, plunging deeper through the earth, moving faster along busier streets. As well as exploring the science of the city, the series reveals its social impact. As cities expand, bringing in more and more people, they are becoming increasingly artificial environments. The series shows how we have created this artificial world and where it may be heading. 6-part series, 29 minutes each.

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The Series Includes : The Tower Without Ends | Someone to Watch Over Us | A Big Stink: City Sewer Systems | Lights, Lines, and Heavy Fines | Going Underground | Bright Lights, Big City

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