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Podcast: Engineering Matters
Episode: #13 Secrets of the Hoover Dam
Description: Are there really bodies buried in the Hoover Dam? Was the
hard hat really invented here in 1931? And why was it originally called Boulder
Dam? In this podcast we explore and uncover the secrets of one of the greatest
engineering projects ever built. The unique and formidable Hoover Dam. Learn
about the “Double Ugly”, “Hurry Up Crowe” and a cast of other characters that
brought this formidable piece of engineering life. And find out why over 200
people were killed during its five year construction period.
At 221m tall, arching across the mouth of the Colorado
River, resisting a water...