Overview
The history of civilization could easily be measured in terms of our ability to make, use, and improve tools–an activity that is at least 4 million years old! At the tip of our toolmaking timeline are power tools. We’ll examine today’s power tool industry, which is booming thanks to more powerful, lighter, and quieter cordless tools.
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6 - 1Demolition July 27, 1998 -
6 - 2The Atlantic Wall August 03, 1998 -
6 - 3History of Tall Buildings August 24, 1998
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6 - 4Aquariums September 28, 1998
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6 - 5Las Vegas Hotels. October 06, 1998 -
6 - 6The Oakland Bay Bridge. October 12, 1998
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6 - 7Monumental Statues October 28, 1998
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6 - 8Antibiotics: The Wonder Drugs November 03, 1998 -
6 - 9The Police Car November 09, 1998
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6 - 10Plastics November 23, 1998 -
6 - 11Medical Imaging December 07, 1998 -
6 - 12Extreme Sports Gadgets December 16, 1998 -
6 - 13Bombs December 23, 1998 -
6 - 14Prosthetics December 28, 1998 -
6 - 15Weather Prediction January 01, 1999 -
6 - 16Stereos January 25, 1999 -
6 - 17Mail Delivery February 08, 1999 -
6 - 18Clocks February 22, 1999
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6 - 19Airships. March 09, 1999 -
6 - 20Physical Fitness March 15, 1999 -
6 - 21Engineering Disasters March 30, 1999 -
6 - 22City Parks April 26, 1999 -
6 - 23Spy Technology May 01, 1999 -
6 - 24Battlefield Medicine May 25, 1999 -
6 - 25U.S. Mints: Money Machines June 21, 1999 -
6 - 26Rescue Equipment July 06, 1999 -
6 - 27Scuba And Deep Sea Diving July 12, 1999 -
6 - 28Offshore Oil Drilling July 19, 1999
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6 - 29Dynamite. July 20, 1999 -
6 - 30Hoover Dam. August 02, 1999 -
6 - 31Baseball Parks August 09, 1999 -
6 - 32New York Bridges August 23, 1999 -
6 - 33Crash Testing August 31, 1999 -
6 - 34Parachutes September 06, 1999 -
6 - 35Newspapers September 13, 1999
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6 - 36Fireworks September 27, 1999 -
6 - 37Simulators October 11, 1999
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6 - 38The Tool Bench: Power Tools October 12, 1999 -
6 - 39The Tool Bench: Hand Tools October 13, 1999 -
6 - 40More Earthmovers. October 18, 1999 -
6 - 41Forts October 25, 1999 -
6 - 42Emergency Room November 08, 1999 -
6 - 43Motorcycles November 15, 1999 -
6 - 44Security Systems November 16, 1999 -
6 - 45More Engineering Disasters. November 29, 1999 -
6 - 46Niagara Power December 08, 1999
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6 - 47Casino Technology December 13, 1999 -
6 - 48Lost Marvels December 14, 1999
