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The Sun Queen | American Experience | PBS
part01 She lit the way for solar. From the Collections: The Environment | Women in American History | Documentaries to Watch Now Ver la película con subtítulos en español For nearly 50 years, chemical engineer and inventor Mária Telkes applied her prodigious intellect to harnessing the power of the sun. She designed and built the world’s first successfully solar-heated modern residence and identified a promising new chemical that, for the first time, could store solar heat like a battery.
Sealab | American Experience | PBS
Narrator: In the spring of 1964, Scott Carpenter was preparing for a new mission. The second American to orbit the earth, he had become one of the most famous men of his day. Now, he would be embarking on another, equally dangerous undertaking. This time, Carpenter would not be an Astronaut but an “Aquanaut,” venturing into the deepest parts of the ocean, a vast and forbidding domain every bit as daunting as outer space.
The Great War | American Experience | PBS
Narrator: 2 AM, September 26, 1918. Already the Great War was by far the most destructive conflict in human history. Nine million soldiers were dead, and six million civilians. President Woodrow Wilson had committed his country to this struggle in the belief that the United States could lead the world to a better future. But if Wilson was to shape the peace, American troops would have to play a decisive role in winning the war.
The Great War | American Experience | PBS
Part 2 Narrator: On the evening of April 2nd, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson and his wife Edith left the Capitol and headed to the White House. Only moments earlier, Wilson had asked Congress for a declaration of war against Germany. A. Scott Berg, Writer: It was the greatest applause Wilson had heard in his years in office. After the speech, he and his wife go back to the White House. Wilson goes into his office. And he puts his head down on the table and he weeps.
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