Michael Guillen
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Michael Guillen travels to China to discover the precursors of modern weaponry. Many tactics developed then are still used today, while the similarity between today's smart weapons and missiles can be recognized in ancient China's arsenal.
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Get an up-close look at a reproduction of a trireme, or ancient Mediterranean warship. See the reproduction of the gigantic cargo ship Syracusia capturing the vessels' original grandeur. Witness a demonstration of the Archimedean screw, a machine designed in the third century B.C. to pump water out of a ship's hold, and watch as another one of Archimedes' discoveries, the principle of buoyancy, is put to the test. In England, investigate the Antikytheara...
Publisher
Phase 4 Films
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Based on the inspirational true story of eight-year-old Zach Bonner on his quest to change the world with nothing more than his beat-up red wagon and a blazing spirit of philanthropy. When Zach sets out to help homeless children in America in the wake of Hurricane Charley, by walking from his house in Tampa, Florida to the White House, he must overcome bureaucrats and blisters and capture the hearts of his fractured family and the entire nation.