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Season 5, Episode 17: American Steel: Built to Last.

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For over a century, the US steel industry was a powerful symbol of the nation's industrial might. Steel helped explode the stock market into an overnight powerhouse, and transformed a country of farmers and merchants into a nation of visionary builders. But America's domination of the market would meet new challenges in the 1970s.

All Episodes - Season 5

Polio Vaccine
Episode 1
Polio Vaccine
 The Motion Picture
Episode 2
The Motion Picture
 Satellites.
Episode 3
Satellites.
 Radio: Out Of Thin Air
Episode 4
Radio: Out Of Thin Air
 The Electric Light
Episode 5
The Electric Light
 The Phonograph
Episode 6
The Phonograph
 Great Towers in the Sky
Episode 7
Great Towers in the Sky
 Household Wonders.
Episode 8
Household Wonders.
 Radar
Episode 9
Radar
 Forensic Science: The Crime Fighter's Weapon.
Episode 10
Forensic Science: The Crime Fighter's Weapon.
 The Stock Exchange
Episode 11
The Stock Exchange
 NORAD: The War Game Fortress
Episode 12
NORAD: The War Game Fortress
 Earthmovers: The Power to Move Mountains
Episode 13
Earthmovers: The Power to Move Mountains
 International Airports
Episode 14
International Airports
 Deep Sea Exploration: Challenging The Abyss
Episode 15
Deep Sea Exploration: Challenging The Abyss
 The Alaskan Oil Pipeline
Episode 16
The Alaskan Oil Pipeline
 American Steel: Built to Last.
Episode 17
American Steel: Built to Last.
 Battlefield Engineering.
Episode 18
Battlefield Engineering.
 Statue of Liberty.
Episode 19
Statue of Liberty.
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