Engineer Henry Petroski explains why engineering can never be an exact science and looks at examples of engineering failures.
| Title | Horizon - Season 24 Episode 11 : To Engineer Is Human |
|---|---|
| Alternative Titles | BBC Horizon |
| Subtitle Available |
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| First Air Date | 1964-02-04 |
| Last Air Date | 2025-10-06 |
| Number of Episodes | 1173 |
| Number of Seasons | 61 |
| Genres | Documentary, |
| Networks | BBC Two, |
| Casts | |
| Plot Keywords | , |
Episodes List
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Horizon Season 24 :Episode 1 The Twenty-Five Hour Clock The Twenty-Five Hour Clock
1987-01-05Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 24 :Episode 2 The Search for the Disappeared The Search for the Disappeared
1987-01-12Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 24 :Episode 3 The Blind Watchmaker The Blind Watchmaker
1987-01-19Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 24 :Episode 4 Riding the Stack Riding the Stack
1987-01-26Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 24 :Episode 5 Bruno Bettelheim: The Man Who Cared for Children Bruno Bettelheim: The Man Who Cared for Children
1987-02-02Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 24 :Episode 6 Bruno Bettelheim: A Sense of Surviving Bruno Bettelheim: A Sense of Surviving
1987-02-09Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 24 :Episode 7 Energy from Outer Space Energy from Outer Space
1987-02-16Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 24 :Episode 8 The Return of the Osprey The Return of the Osprey
1987-02-23Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 24 :Episode 9 Can AIDS Be Stopped? Can AIDS Be Stopped?
1987-03-02Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 24 :Episode 10 Police Stress: The John Wayne Syndrome Police Stress: The John Wayne Syndrome
1987-03-09Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 24 :Episode 11 To Engineer Is Human To Engineer Is Human
1987-03-16Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 24 :Episode 12 The Magma Chamber The Magma Chamber
1987-03-23Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 24 :Episode 13 Broken Images Broken Images
1987-03-30Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 24 :Episode 14 Trial Babies Trial Babies
1987-04-06Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 24 :Episode 15 After Chernobyl - Closer to Home After Chernobyl - Closer to Home
1987-04-13Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 24 :Episode 16 Making Sex Pay Making Sex Pay
1987-05-11Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 24 :Episode 17 The Anthropic Principle The Anthropic Principle
1987-05-18Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 24 :Episode 19 Aircrash: The Burning Issue Aircrash: The Burning Issue
1987-06-01Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 24 :Episode 20 The Riddle of the Joints The Riddle of the Joints
1987-06-08Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 24 :Episode 21 To Catch a Falling Star To Catch a Falling Star
1987-05-15Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 24 :Episode 22 In the Light of New Information In the Light of New Information
1987-06-22Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 24 :Episode 23 Janice's Choice Janice's Choice
1987-06-29Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
