WYSJ-CD

Construction of the California Department of Transportation Headquarters; design; excavation; skeleton; hurricane- and earthquake-proofing; structural systems.

Construction problems of mega-skyscrapers; exterior wall system; energy-conserving glass; safety issues; aesthetics.

In hour three of our crash course on mega-skyscraper construction, we learn about the human element and development of systems that make us comfortable.

Data lines; power; plumbing; photovoltaics; conserving energy; painting; carpeting; moving furniture; lights.

A dust-covered box hidden in a British manor house for 108 years contains the personal notes of Lord Mersey, the respected British jurist and politician charged with investigating the sinking of the Titanic in 1912.

On July 20, 1973, martial arts superstar Bruce Lee dies under mysterious circumstances in Hong Kong, China.

An infamous Cold War cold case involving nine hikers found mutilated on a remote mountain slope; for over 60 years, authorities and amateurs alike have been trying to figure out what happened in a place that's been called "Russia's Area 51.".

As the Cold War ramps up, a well-dressed man is found dead within miles of a nuclear testing site on a tranquil Australian beach; there are no clues to his identity or what could have happened.

One of the most chilling aviation mysteries in modern day: a Boeing 777, carrying 239 people, vanishes over the Indian Ocean; nearly a decade later, no one knows what really happened to Malaysia Flight 370.

A medieval manuscript, which is filled with unidentifiable drawings and written in a secret language so complex that even the world's best code breakers can't crack, it has obsessed everyone from scholars to conspiracy theorists.

A dust-covered box hidden in a British manor house for 108 years contains the personal notes of Lord Mersey, the respected British jurist and politician charged with investigating the sinking of the Titanic in 1912.

On July 20, 1973, martial arts superstar Bruce Lee dies under mysterious circumstances in Hong Kong, China.

An infamous Cold War cold case involving nine hikers found mutilated on a remote mountain slope; for over 60 years, authorities and amateurs alike have been trying to figure out what happened in a place that's been called "Russia's Area 51.".

As the Cold War ramps up, a well-dressed man is found dead within miles of a nuclear testing site on a tranquil Australian beach; there are no clues to his identity or what could have happened.

One of the most chilling aviation mysteries in modern day: a Boeing 777, carrying 239 people, vanishes over the Indian Ocean; nearly a decade later, no one knows what really happened to Malaysia Flight 370.

A medieval manuscript, which is filled with unidentifiable drawings and written in a secret language so complex that even the world's best code breakers can't crack, it has obsessed everyone from scholars to conspiracy theorists.

A dust-covered box hidden in a British manor house for 108 years contains the personal notes of Lord Mersey, the respected British jurist and politician charged with investigating the sinking of the Titanic in 1912.