Every so often, a site uncovers machinery that feels clever and unexpectedly complex. These remnants reveal how early innovators shaped their world through hands-on engineering to leave behind mechanisms that still spark curiosity centuries later.
The attempt to dig a canal through Panama was led by French diplomat and builder Ferdinand de Lesseps, who had earlier triumphed with the Suez Canal. Though the project had a promising start soon turned into one of history’s biggest engineering failures.
Ancient canal systems discovered in Arizona have transformed our understanding of the early civilizations of the American Southwest.
The Taj Mahal is one of the world’s most glorious monuments, but it might not be around much longer without major engineering efforts.
The MahaNakhon in Bangkok was made to appear as though it is pixelated.
Oppenheimer was the genius who built the bomb, but Leslie Groves was the no-nonsense boss who put the Manhattan Project over the top.
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