Grand Coulee Dam

Summary When Grand Coulee Dam was being built during the depths of the Great Depression, everything about it--generators, powerhouses, pumps--was the biggest in the world. Grand Coulee was more than a dam; it was a proclamation: America could still do great things. The mile-long behemoth was the largest hydroelectric power-producing facility in the world when it was completed in March 1941--just in time to power the nation's defense plants and the atomic reactors for the Manhattan Project.

S24.E6 ∙ Grand Coulee Dam

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Oliver Platt Michael Murphy David Ogden Stiers David McCullough

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Details

Genres : History Biography Documentary

Release date : Apr 2, 2012

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official site Official Twitter

Language : English

Filming locations : Arlington, Massachusetts, USA

Production companies : WGBH Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Robert Stone Productions

Summary When Grand Coulee Dam was being built during the depths of the Great Depression, everything about it--generators, powerhouses, pumps--was the biggest in the world. Grand Coulee was more than a dam; it was a proclamation: America could still do great things. The mile-long behemoth was the largest hydroelectric power-producing facility in the world when it was completed in March 1941--just in time to power the nation's defense plants and the atomic reactors for the Manhattan Project.

Details

Genres : History Biography Documentary

Release date : Apr 2, 2012

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official site Official Twitter

Language : English

Filming locations : Arlington, Massachusetts, USA

Production companies : WGBH Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Robert Stone Productions

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