DESC: Despite a long and illustrious history of providing the world with its marvels, engineers--like all humans--are fallible. This spectacular and sometimes disturbing A&E special shines a light on past failures of engineering and design, examining the mistakes that engendered some of the largest catastrophes of the modern world. Including plane crashes, industrial accidents, and the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger, the documentary aims to point society in a direction that allows it to learn from the mistakes of the past.