Modern marvels. Season 10, Episode 9, Bullet trains /
Traveling between 135 and 190 miles per hour with an astonishingly high safety record, bullet trains can be found throughout Europe, Japan, and on the US eastern seaboard. How high-speed trains are propelled is rooted in fundamentals that haven't changed since the first electric trolleys appear...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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New York, NY :
A & E Television Networks,
2003.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Traveling between 135 and 190 miles per hour with an astonishingly high safety record, bullet trains can be found throughout Europe, Japan, and on the US eastern seaboard. How high-speed trains are propelled is rooted in fundamentals that haven't changed since the first electric trolleys appeared in the 19th century. We see how scientists are looking at new alternatives to electricity, including magnetic levitation that can move passenger trains 345 miles per hour and beyond! |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed June 21, 2018). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (44 min.) |
| Playing Time: | 00:43:57 |